UEFA Champions League

Lionel Messi became the first player to score against 40 different opponents in the UEFA Champions League, with Benfica the latest to be added to his list. 6.

He's only the 9th player in Champions League history with at least 10 multi-goal games. He is the 4th player to score in 9 consecutive PL/UCL matches, joining Ruud van Nistelrooy (2x), Jamie Vardy and Mohamed Salah. The Argentine legend was on the scoresheet for [PSG](/football/club/_/id/160/paris-saint-germain) in their draw against Benfica, while Haaland grabbed a brace as [Manchester City](/football/club/_/id/382/manchester-city) hammered FC Copenhagen. Only 27 players have score more UCL goals than the Norwegian. [Real Madrid](/football/club/_/id/86/real-madrid) edged past Shaktar Donetsk, but it was a terrible UCL round for the other Spanish teams, with [Barcelona](/football/club/_/id/83/barcelona), Atletico Madrid and [Sevilla](/football/club/_/id/243/sevilla) all losing. Messi scored in his 6th straight game in all competitions for club and country.