Memorable
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UCL · Group2016-09-13 · 20:45:00
Barcelona7-0HT 2–0
CelticSpotify Camp Nou · Barcelona · 73,290 spectatorsRef: Ovidiu Hategan
3Goals
1Assists
10.0Rating
Hat-trick
“Messi’s 40th career hat-trick arrives in a ruthless Champions League opener against Celtic, as he adds a slick assist to headline Barcelona’s response after a domestic defeat and launch their European campaign in style.”
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Barcelona
KO
Celtic3
Lionel Messi1–0
Neymar
Lionel Messi
1–0
Neymar
3
23
Marc-André ter Stegen
Marc-André ter Stegen
23
27
Lionel Messi2–0
Neymar
Lionel Messi
2–0
Neymar
27
40
Rakitić I.
Rakitić I.
40
HT2–0
46
▲Andrés Iniesta
▼Rakitić I.
▲Andrés Iniesta
▼Rakitić I.
46
50
Neymar3–0FK
Neymar
3–0FK
50
56
Scott Brown
56
Scott Brown
59
Andrés Iniesta4–0
Neymar
Andrés Iniesta
4–0
Neymar
59
60
Lionel Messi5–0
Luis Suárez
Lionel Messi
5–0
Luis Suárez
60
61
▲Rafinha Alcântara
▼Sergio Busquets
▲Rafinha Alcântara
▼Sergio Busquets
61
68
▲Stuart Armstrong
▼Roberts P.
▲Eoghan O'Connell
▼Erik Sviatchenko
68
▲Stuart Armstrong
▼Roberts P.
▲Eoghan O'Connell
▼Erik Sviatchenko
75
Luis Suárez6–0
Neymar
Luis Suárez
6–0
Neymar
75
76
▲Callum McGregor
▼Nir Bitton
76
▲Callum McGregor
▼Nir Bitton
88
Luis Suárez7–0
Lionel Messi
Luis Suárez
7–0
Lionel Messi
88
FT7–0
Milestones
40career hat-tricks
Forty career hat-tricks puts him in a scoring stratosphere where most elite forwards never even reach double digits. Adding ten more since the 30-mark shows how quickly he can turn extraordinary into routine.
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