Messi Scored Three In 12 Mins, Ronaldo Two In Eight Games

 

FC Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi scored three goals in just 12 minutes on Sunday, while Cristiano Ronaldo has only netted twice in his last eight league games.

The Argentine was once again on fire in his side’s 6-1 thrashing over Rayo Vallecano, scoring a superb hat-trick between the 56th and 68th minutes.

Ronaldo, meanwhile, drew another blank in Los Blancos’ 1-0 defeat to Athletic Bilbao on Saturday.

The Portuguese has now only scored two goals in the last eight La Liga games – he missed two due to suspension – while Messi has scored 14 goals in the same period.

Ronaldo did not manage a single shot on target in three of the eight games, which essentially resulted in his side dropping seven points.

FC Barcelona have overtaken Real at the top of La Liga and Messi’s fine form has surely played a massive role in their recent success.

Messi’s hat-trick against Rayo was already his fifth this season (third in 2015) and the 27-year-old also broke Ronaldo’s La Liga hat-trick record with it.

The Argentine has 24 La Liga hat-tricks, while Ronaldo has 23. Overall, Messi also boasts the most hat-tricks in Spanish history, surpassing Telmo Zarra’s previous record of 31 trebles.

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