Ranking of hats worn by Barcelona players in the 21st century: Messi leads the way with 48 times, Suarez 12 times, and Lewandowski 4 times

November 16th: When Barcelona defeated Celta Vigo 4-2 in an away game, Lewandowski scored a hat trick. This was also his fourth time in Barcelona. With these three goals, the Polish striker joins the elite list of Barcelona players with the most hat-tricks in the 21st century.

■The following are the five players with the most hat tricks for FC Barcelona in the 21st century:

(1) Messi: 48 times

(2) Suarez: 12 times

(3) Kluivert and Rivaldo: 5 times each

(4 ) Neymar, Eto'o and Lewandowski: 4 times each

(5) Luis Enrique and Pedro: 3 times each

In this ranking, the undoubted king is Messi. He scored a total of 48 hat tricks during his time at Barcelona, including 7 big fours and 1 fifth goal. His first hat-trick came on March 10, 2007, in the El Clasico against Real Madrid at Camp Nou, which ended 3-3; and his last hat-trick came on December 7, 2019, in a 5-2 victory against Mallorca. Among the 48 hat tricks, 36 came from La Liga, 8 came from the Champions League, another 3 were in the Copa del Rey, and 1 was in the Spanish Super Cup.

The second place is his long-term partner Luis Suarez, with a total of 12 hat tricks, including three big fours, against Sporting Gijon, Deportivo La Coruna and Valencia respectively. Suarez has completed 10 hat tricks in La Liga, 1 in the Copa del Rey and 1 in the Club World Cup. In third place are two players tied with 5 hat-tricks each: Kluivert and Rivaldo, but two of Kluivert's five occurred in the 20th century (the Copa del Rey against Zaragoza and the league against Oviedo).

The Dutch forward's five hat tricks (including one big four) all came in La Liga: against Villarreal in 2001, and against Malaga, Tenerife, Mallorca and Alaves in 2002. Brazilian star Rivaldo contributed 3 hat tricks for Barcelona in the 21st century: once in La Liga against Valencia, and twice in the Champions League against AC Milan and Vistula, the second of which was completed in the Champions League qualifying round.

■ Lewandowski has 4 times, tied with Neymar and Eto'o

The third member of MSN, Neymar, who also has 4 hat tricks, has completed 4 hat tricks during his time at Barcelona, ​​including a Big Four: three times in La Liga (against Granada, Rayo Vallecano and Las Palmas), and once in the Champions League against Celtic.

Eto'o also contributed three hat tricks and a big four for Barcelona, ​​one of which was against Panathinaikos in the 2005 Champions League, and the other three were completed in La Liga in 2008, against Levante, Valladolid and Almeria respectively.

Now, Lewandowski has caught up with them with 4 times. Before scoring three goals against Celta Vigo, he scored a hat-trick in Victory against Plzen in the Champions League and one each against Valencia and Alaves in La Liga. The forward has at least the rest of the season to continue climbing up this list.

■In addition, there are six players who have contributed two hat tricks for Barcelona:

•Arda Turan: against Hercules in the Copa del Rey in 2016, and against Monchengladbach in the Champions League

•Saviola: against Betis in the league in 2003, and against Alaves in 2007 Copa del Rey

• Henry: Twice from La Liga, against Levante (2007) and Valencia (2008)

• Ronaldinho: Europa League against Puchov (2003) and Champions League against Udinese (2005)

The other two players are still in the current Barcelona lineup. Players are also expected to continue to improve the list:

• Ferran Torres: Two hat tricks - against Betis (League) in 2024 and against Valencia (Copa del Rey) this year

• Rafinha: One each against Valladolid (League) and Bayern (Champions League) last season

This world Other players who have scored three goals for Barcelona include:

Seydou Keita, Dos Santos, Cesc Fabregas, Alexis, Sandro, Tello, Coutinho, Aubameyang, and the most recent one - Fermin, who scored a hat trick in the Champions League against Olympiacos on October 21.