Lionel Messi breaks Champions League scoring record with a hat-trick

Luis Suarez scored his first goal for Barcelona and in doing so opened the way for Lionel Messi to rewrite the history books once again, with a hat-trick that took him past Raul as the Champions League all-time top-scorer.

Barça were struggling to break down a stubborn APOEL defence when Suarez spun away from his marker and buried a shot into the far corner of Urko Pardo's net after 27 minutes. It was the goal that lifted the weight of not having scored in his first five games from his shoulders…it also opened the Messi floodgates.

Last week Messi told Argentine newspaper Olé he would like to stay at Barcelona for the rest of his career but that 'players don't always get what they want'. What sane of mind president would sanction his sale after his latest landmark performances?