BARCELONA, Spain — Lionel Messi became the first player to score five goals in a Champions League match, helping defending champion Barcelona crush Bayer Leverkusen 7-1 Wednesday night to advance to the Champions League quarterfinals with a 10-2 aggregate win.Messi has 48 goals for Barcelona this season, including 12 in the Champions League. He increased his Champions League career total to 49.
Messi scored in the 25th, 42nd and 49th minutes for a 3-0 lead and his 17th career hat trick for Barcelona, then added goals in the 58th and 84th minutes for the first five-goal game of his career. The last time a player scored five goals in European soccer’s top club competition had been when Ajax’s Soren Lerby did it against Omonia in the old Champion Clubs’ Cup in 1979-80.
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