Lionel Messi has been in the assisting form lately and hasn’t been scoring too many of his own after a drought of 4 games. That’s the longest he has ever gone without scoring a goal. No better way to end that drought then with a first half hat-trick.
Messi has ended his longest goal drought in 6 years with 2 first half goals. That run was 4 games. 🤯
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) February 22, 2020
See the 3 goals here:
The first was a piece of magic as hit nutmegged the defender before completely fooling the keeper.
👻🤼♂️ "Trying to tackle him is like wrestling with a ghost!" – @RayHudson
Messi dances to put @FCBarcelona in front of @SDEibarEN #BarcaEibar
📺 – beIN SPORTS
💻📱beIN SPORTS CONNECT: https://t.co/LRYa03w6yI pic.twitter.com/8OtN6wufML— beIN SPORTS USA (@beINSPORTSUSA) February 22, 2020
Messi then shows his burst of pace to score the second.
🤩 It's that man again! Messi has his second and @FCBarcelona have a 2-0 lead over @SDEibarEN #BarcaEibar
📺 – beIN SPORTS
💻📱 – beIN SPORTS CONNECT: https://t.co/LRYa03w6yI pic.twitter.com/Tw2eHEmvmj— beIN SPORTS USA (@beINSPORTSUSA) February 22, 2020
And then he finished the hattrick.