In 2012, Lionel Messi scored five goals against Leverkusen, crowning him the first player to achieve this accomplishment in the history of UEFA Champions League.
2012 is Messi's absolute year of magic. In a single calendar year, Messi scored 91 goals across all competitions, making him the only one to score these many goals in any football competition. Until today, Messi's five goals against Leverkusen is the only non-penalty scoring performance in UCL tournament. Although 2011/12 season is not a fruitful season for Barca, especially the defeat to Chelsea in UCL semi-final, this historic record still marks an indispensable milestone in Messi's career.
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MarcMv
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I am a Romaldo fan but I give him respect for that🫡
Mudiklosuz
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Messi has created so many difficulties in the world of football. How will other generations of players break Messi's numerous records? It's apparently impossible. It's either Messi, Messi, Messi or Messi and no others. GOAT for reasons
Davichi
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Lionel Messi... the undisputed GOAT who shows his quality on the field of play, not on social media making noise or throwing tantrums to make news.
huuaekmnrt
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Always special, different in many ways.
Tuucdenou
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only Messi can do that alone that's why he's still shining UpTo now as he's getting old