Although Cristiano Ronaldo is considered a more realistic candidate to win the "Ballon d'Or" this year, Lionel Messi could also make history today. However, the Barcelona star failed to improve the record of goals scored in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League, which belongs to the Portuguese. Last season, the leader of Madrid's "Real" scored 11 times in six matches. Messi, on the other hand, had nine goals to his name before the match against Monchengladbach's "Borussia" last night and could have overtaken Ronaldo by scoring a hat-trick. The Argentine was the first to score for the Catalans, but his teammate Arda Turan scored three accurate shots, leaving Messi goalless. After the group stage matches, Messi has scored 10 goals in five matches - one less than Cristiano Ronaldo scored last year.
