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
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Messi’s 500 goals – where does it leave him?
Having reached 50 international goals last month, Lionel Messi made it 500 in senior football on Sunday as he found the net in Barcelona's 2-1 home loss to Valencia.The Argentina forward was unable to help his side avoid a costly defeat in the Liga race, but he ended a five-goal personal drought – his worst run since April 2010. UEFA.com analyses the figures to see what the 28-year-old can reasonably expect to achieve next.Career breakdown83: UEFA Champions League3: UEFA Super Cup5: FIFA Club World Cup309: Liga39: Spanish Cup11: Spanish Supe...