"Hat-trick" Of Messi to be maximum goleador of Europe

Messi already is the maximum goleador in the history of the Glass of Europe. With the "hat-trick" that has achieved in front of the Apoel of Nikosea, the great Barcelona forward 74 goals, three more than the 71 that achieved Raúl González (66 with the Real Madrid and 5 with the Schalke). Messi has beaten to Urko Pardo in three occasions, the first in the minute 38 diverting a shot of Rafinha, the second in the 58 with a touch soft after an assistance of Dani Alves and the third in the minute 87 combining a triangulation in which they have participated Xavi and Pedro.

What is not clear is the time that the barcelonista will be able to keep this honour. The player of the Real Madrid Cristiano Ronaldo has achieved 70 targets, and this Wednesday plays in Basilea. The fight between the two footballers for being the player with more marked goals in the League of Champions can last a lot of seasons and leave a final register very difficult to go back to beat.

Of exit, carries advantage Messi by a mere biological question. The Argentinian was born on 24 June 1987 whereas the Portuguese wine to the world on 5 February 1985. Ronaldo, however, is in a moment goleador exceptional that could take advantage of for distanciarse of his rival.

The one of maximum goleador is not the only record that has beaten Messi. With the three goals that has done in Cyprus adds 20 parties marking 2 or more goals and has turned into the footballer with more "doublets" in the history of the League of Champions. The previous mark was of Cristiano Ronaldo with 19, very above the 14 of Raúl. The fight for conserving this register will lengthen predictably as much as the conflict for being the maximum goleador historical of the Champions.