Messi completes sixth Champions League hat-trick

If there was any doubt over Lionel Messi’s fitness the Argentinian put them firmly to bed with a devastating hat-trick against Celtic in the Champions League.

The latest is Messi’s sixth in the Champions League and number 36 for Barcelona as the 29-year-old’s incredible goalscoring feats just continue.After the disappointment of the summer and Argentina’s Copa America defeat, Messi has started this season with the look of someone determined to put that behind him.

Despite concerns over his fitness after playing for Argentina in their recent World Cup qualifier against Uruguay, Messi netted his first hat-trick since March’s against Rayo Vallecano.

The five-time Ballon d’Or winner now has six Champions League hat-tricks, one in the Supercopa de Espana, three in the Copa del Rey and 26 in LaLiga.After the loss to Alaves, Luis Enrique opted to give a first start of the season to his star-studded attack of Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez and the result was incredible.