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Messi closes
up on Ronaldo’s record after hat-trick against Betis
Barcelona wonder man, Lionel Messi, after scoring three
goals in the game against Real Betis on Sunday would be in need just one more
hat-trick to equal Cristiano Ronaldo’s LaLiga record of 34.
The Spanish giants cruised to a 4-1 victory at Benito
Villamarin Stadium, with Luis Suarez notching Barca’s other goal.
Messi slammed home a 25th-minute free-kick to claim a 1-0
lead, before firing in two clinical finishes from close range.
It was his 33rd hat-trick in the Spanish top flight.
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And it is surely now only a matter of time before Messi
draws level with his Portuguese rival in the LaLiga hat-trick count, after
Ronaldo moved to Serie A champions Juventus last summer.
Messi has now scored 27 league goals, more than anyone else
in Europe’s top five leagues this term.