Lionel Messi overtakes Cristiano Ronaldo to top Champions League hat-trick list
By Oliver Yew
Wednesday 14 September 2016 00:12, UK
Lionel Messi has now scored the most hat-tricks in Champions League history after his treble against Celtic took him past Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Portugal international does top one list though as he is the current top scorer in Champions League and European Cup history with 93 goals to his name, plus one he scored in qualifying.
European Cup/Champions League all-time top scorers (inc. qualifying goals)
Player
Teams
Goals
Cristiano Ronaldo
94
Lionel Messi
Barcelona
86
Raul
Real Madrid, Schalke
71
Ruud van Nistlerooy
PSV, Man Utd, Real Madrid
60
Andriy Shevchenko
Dynamo Kiev, AC Milan, Chelsea
59
Thierry Henry
Monaco, Arsenal, Barcelona
51
Filippo Inzaghi
Juventus, AC Milan
50
Alfredo di Stefano
Real Madrid
49
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Ajax, Juventus, Inter, Barcelona, AC Milan, PSG
49
Eusebio
Benfica
47
Barcelona rival, Messi is in second spot on the list with 86 while Real Madrid legend Raul scored 71.