10.01.2011 20:03

12 magic moments for Messi in 2010

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It’s hard to pick 12 of the best moments from a marvellous 2010 for Leo Messi, but below are certainly 12 unforgettable events in an unforgettable year.

- 10 January: Hat-trick at Tenerife (0-5). The third goal, a chip over the keeper, is one to remember.

- 16 January: Messi reaches 110 goals for Barça, the youngest to ever do so.

- 14 March: Three more at the Nou Camp against Valencia, all in the second half.

- 17 March: Two more goals against Stuttgart in the return game of the last 16 of the Champions League (4-0).

- 21 March: Hat-trick at the la Romareda, including one of his own favourites (2-4).

- 6 April: Messi makes history with four goals in the win over Arsenal in the 4-1 win in the Champions League quarter -final, goals that also brought him level with Rivaldo as the Club’s leading European scorer.

- 10 April: Opens the scoring at the Bernabeu in the 0-2 win.

- 16 May: Two goals in the 4-0 win over Valladolid that gave Barça the La Liga title. With 34 goals, Messi is the competition’s leading scorer.

- 22 May: Confirmed as Champions League leading scorer with 8 goals.

- 21 August: A hat-trick helps Barça come back from their first leg defeat to beat Seville in the Spanish Super Cup final.

- 30 September: Receives the Golden Boot, the second Barça player after Ronaldo to do so.

- 29 November: Sets up Villa’s two goals in the 5.0 win over Madrid.