LIONEL MESSI BREAK G. MULLER'S RECORDS

Messi breaks 39-year-old record with hat trick

by Deogratius zinga, May 3rd, 2012 1:09AM

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Subscribe to Soccer  enter your email address RSS MOST READ 1. Galaxy problems: Stars need rest; keeper suspended 2. Al Miller's alligator tale, all true 3. Fire's Klopas and Anibaba suspended 4. U.S. Open Cup first-round schedule 5. Thierry Henry sidelined 3-4 weeks 6. More TV viewing records, soccer's best-paying clubs 7. Altidore injured, Bedoya scores first goal for Rangers 8. Navia continues hot streak 9. MLS suspends own writer 10. What They're Saying TAGS:  England, Spain [EUROPE GOLEADORES] Lionel Messi scored a hat trick in Barcelona's 4-1 win over Malaga to break Gerd Mueller's 39-year-old record for most goals in all competitions in a European season. Messi's goals against Malaga pulled him ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo in the La Liga scoring race with two games left. Ronaldo scored once in Real Madrid's 3-0 title-clinching win over Athletic Bilbao. For video of Papiss Cisse's great strikes against for Newcastle against Chelsea, more on Messi, and leading scorer updates from Europe's major leagues ... Messi's scored his 68th goal -- the third of a hat trick -- of the 2011-12 season on Wednesday to break Mueller's record of 67 goals, set during his 1972-73 season with Bayern Munich. In addition to his 46 La Liga goals, Messi scored 14 in the UEFA Champions League, 3 in the Spanish Super Cup, 2 in the Spanish Copa del Rey: 2 in the FIFA World Club Cup and 1 in the UEFA Super Cup. Spain La Liga Lionel Messi (Barcelona/Argentina) 46 Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid/Portugal) 44 Falcao (Atletico Madrid/Colombia) 23 Gonzalo Higuain (Real Madrid/Argentina) 22 With two La Liga games left this season, here's how Messi and Ronaldo have scored their La Liga goals so far: Messi's goals: 35 goals with his feet; 1 header; 8 penalty kicks; 2 free kicks. Ronaldo: 24 feet; 7 headers; 11 PKs; 2 free kicks