Lionel Messi once more took centre stage as his hat- trick - TopicsExpress



          

Lionel Messi once more took centre stage as his hat- trick helped Barcelona to a 4-0 victory over Ajax in the Champions League. The Argentinian scored in both halves of the Group H fixture at Camp Nou to give the Blaugrana victory in their opening European encounter. It marked an emotional Champions League debut for coach Gerardo Martino, with the win coming just a few days after the death of his father. After a bright opening, Messi broke the deadlock with fierce free-kick in the 22nd minute. His second came 10 minutes after half-time with a cool finish from inside the area, before Gerard Pique put gloss on the scoreline with a header from Neymar’s cross and Messi completed his treble when he feigned his shot before guiding an effort into the corner.
Posted on: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 04:47:57 +0000

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