"Real" Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo moving to Italy, Barcelona sniper Lionel Messi started to challenge Portuguese records in the "La Liga" championship. In yesterday's match, Argentinean scored three goals against Betis, and already has 33 "hat-tricks" in the Spanish championship. This means that L.Messi is just one step away from this category's record holder Cristiano Ronaldo (34). The shining striker's statistics for this season are impressive: he has already scored 27 goals in the local championship - the most among all European TOP 5 league footballers. He also surpasses the players of these championships in accurate shots, converting penalty kicks or shooting from outside the penalty area (7).
