*Equals his own record
Twitter went berserk after Lionel Messi netted five goals for Argentina against Estonia on Sunday in a 5-0 friendly win.
The forward’s scoring performance equalled his career-best between club and country for a single match, tying the mark he set in the Champions League against Bayer Leverkusen in 2012.
Messi has enjoyed a fantastic couple of weeks for the Albiceleste, as he played a lead role in their Finalissima victory over Italy last Wednesday.
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Highlight of the match
He opened the scoring after eight minutes from the penalty spot, smashing the ball into the bottom corner past Matvei Igonen.
On the stroke of half time, he made it 2-0 with a brilliant finish from a tight angle.
Minutes after the break, he completed his hat-trick with a beautiful volley from a Nahuel Molina cross.
With 20 minutes remaining, he scored his fourth to make it 4-0 in bizarre circumstances.
Estonia’s defence thought the referee had blown his whistle and appeared to stop as the ball fell to Messi. But Messi didn’t stop as he calmly sat the goalkeeper on the floor before finishing.
Minutes later, the ball fell to him kindly inside the penalty area and he finished for the FIFTH time.
Twitter reacts
Below are some of the reactions gathered on Twitter;