Top 5 moments of Messi's 6th Ballon d'Or title-winning year

#4: Equals Cristiano Ronaldo's record of most La Liga hat-tricks

Club Atletico de Madrid v FC Barcelona - La Liga

Scoring in his sixth consecutive Liga game, Messi's hat-trick in Barcelona's 4-0 home win over Celta Vigo was a landmark one. It brought the Argentine magician level with Cristiano Ronaldo's record of 34 LaLiga hat-tricks.

Since scoring his first LaLiga hat-trick against Real Madrid in the 2006-07 season, Messi has since had three (or more) goal hauls agains 18 other LaLiga oppositions. The Barcelona captain has scored most of his Liga hat-tricks (3) against the quartet of Valencia, Osasuna, Espanyol, and Deportivo La Coruna.

#5: First player to score against 34 different opponents in the Champions League

Lionel Messi

In his 700th game for his club, Lionel Messi's goal in Barcelona's 2-1 home win over Borussia Dortmund on Matchday 5 of the 2019-20 UEFA Champions League made him the first player to score against 34 different opponent teams in the competition. In the process, Messi broke a tie shared with Raul and Cristiano Ronaldo.

34 - Leo Messi has scored against 34 different teams in the UCL, more than any other player in the competition. Historic. pic.twitter.com/qEkVoxCbva

— OptaJose (@OptaJose) November 27, 2019

Messi's 9 goals against Arsenal is the most he has scored against an opponent in the Champions League.

Messi's Champions League goals by opponent teams