FC Barcelona superstar, Lionel Messi, broke the second record within just four days after overtaking Raul as the new Champions League all-time scorer.
The Argentine, who already broke the Spanish La Liga record this week, scored a hat trick in the 4-0 win over APOEL.
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His three goals took Messi's tally in the competition to 74 goals, three better than Raul had scored for Real Madrid and Schalke.
While Raul needed 142 outings to score his 71 goals, Messi reached his 74 in just 91 games, averaging 0.81 goals per game.
The hat trick was Messi's fifth in the Champions League – more than any other player – and it was his 31st career triple (28 for Barcelona and three for Argentina). In addition, it was his first ever hat trick with the right foot only.
Out of Messi's 74 goals, 38 have come at the Camp Nou, 34 were away from home and two in Champions League finals.
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Cristiano Ronaldo is currently in third spot with 70 goals from 107 games and could move into second place should he score one or more against Basel tonight.
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