BR - Lionel Messi broke Gerd Müller's nearly 40-year goal scoring mark in Europe with a hat trick on Wednesday night in a 4-1 victory against Málaga in Spain's La Liga. His total tally for the season is now up to 68 goals. Müller notched 67 back in 1972-73 with Bayern Munich.
It was Messi's seventh hat trick of the season, matching him with Cristiano Ronaldo for honors in that department.
