Lucas Perez was not the only hat trick hero of the night.Arda Turan also scored one – albeit in a game of much lesser consequence.Barcelona were already assured of their place at the top of the table so the outcome of the game was of no particular consequence other than being big game practice.
Messi missed out on catching up with Ronaldo’s record of 11 goals in the Group stages.He scored one and ended being one goal behind.
Ronaldo on Wednesday will try to become the first player to score 100 goals in European competitions. He is two short of the milestone heading into the game against Borussia Dortmund at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.
Messi now has 93 goals overall in the Champions League and so has fallen behind.
The ballon d’Or is slip sliding away from him…
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