Lionel Messi’s hat-tricks: 50 and counting

Lionel Messi’s hat-tricks: 50 and counting

Lionel Messi has racked up a remarkable 50 trebles for Barcelona and Argentina to date and is showing no signs of slowing down. UEFA.com crunches the numbers behind Messi's hat-trick heroics.Messi's first career treble came against Real Madrid in March 2007, his most recent against Sevilla in February 2019; in over a decade of goalscoring, the Argentinian has returned eight hat-tricks in the UEFA Champions League, 32 in the Spanish Liga, three in the Copa del Rey, one in the Spanish Super Cup and a further six at international level. Messi's hat-tricks by numbers

Lorenzo: "I'm counting down the days to Sepang!"

JL99: “It was a big shock. More than anything, before getting on the bike, seeing the garage all in red with different people and sponsors…It made a big impact on me, but I got used to it bit by bit. Getting on the bike made a big impact too, because there are a lot of differences compared to my previous bike. But I saw there were a lot of positives, as well as some things to improve. Source link

Bilbao counting down to EURO 2020

Bilbao counting down to EURO 2020

"A city that breathes football" was the fitting description given to Bilbao at the unveiling of its UEFA EURO 2020 host city logo on Thursday.UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin was present in Bilbao, located in the Basque region of Spain, as the proud city celebrated its role as one of the 13 cities that will stage an eagerly awaited EURO final tournament in four years' time.The event took place in Bilbao City Hall, a short distance from the majestic Estadio de San Mamés, which will hold three group stage games and one round of 16 match in 2020.Alongside Mr Čeferin at the ceremony were Bilbao-born Ángel