Hvornår scorede messi sit første hat trick?
10. marts 2007
Lionel Messi
Mens Barcelona begyndte en gradvis nedgang, etablerede den 19-årige Messi sig som en af verdens bedste spillere i 2006-07. Han var allerede et idol for culés, klubbens tilhængere, og scorede 17 mål i 36 kampe i alle turneringer. Han blev dog fortsat plaget af alvorlige skader; et mellemfodsknoglebrud, som han pådrog sig den 12. november 2006, holdt ham ude af spillet i tre måneder. Han kom sig i god tid til ottendedelsfinalerne i Champions League mod Liverpool, men blev reelt set sat ud af spillet; Barcelona, de regerende mestre, var ude af konkurrencen. I ligaen steg hans målbidrag mod slutningen af sæsonen; 11 af hans 14 mål kom fra de sidste 13 kampe. Den 10. marts 2007 scorede han sit første hattrick i en Clásico, som den første spiller i 12 år, og han udlignede efter hvert mål af Real Madrid for at slutte kampen uafgjort 3-3 i forlænget spilletid. Hans voksende betydning for klubben blev afspejlet i en ny kontrakt, der blev underskrevet samme måned, og som i høj grad forhøjede hans løn.
10 march 2007
Lionel Messi
While Barcelona began a gradual decline, the 19-year-old Messi established himself as one of the best players in the world during the 2006–07 campaign. Already an idol to the culés, the club's supporters, he scored 17 goals in 36 games across all competitions. However, he continued to be plagued by major injuries; a metatarsal fracture sustained on 12 November 2006 kept him out of action for three months. He recovered in time for the last 16 round of the Champions League against Liverpool, but was effectively marked out of the game; Barcelona, the reigning champions, were out of the competition. In the league, his goal contribution increased towards the end of the season; 11 of his 14 goals came from the last 13 games. On 10 March 2007, he scored his first hat-trick in a Clásico, the first player to do so in 12 years, equalising after each goal by Real Madrid to end the match in a 3–3 draw in extra time. His growing importance to the club was reflected in a new contract, signed that month, which greatly increased his wages.
Lionel Messi