![On this day in 2012, Lionel Messi scored 5 goals in a match against Bayer Leverkusen and became the first player in UCL history to do so! On this day in 2012, Lionel Messi scored 5 goals in a match against Bayer Leverkusen and became the first player in UCL history to do so!](https://external-preview.redd.it/on-this-day-in-2012-lionel-messi-scored-5-goals-in-a-match-v0-N25qN2NucjZtdm1jMVa6UivojCRhv1-CiWqmgMfgqJxIt-VAbHdHOOVac2y0.png?format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ed4a38df21d4e278ad25f1420db9d1e26212b22a)
On this day in 2012, Lionel Messi scored 5 goals in a match against Bayer Leverkusen and became the first player in UCL history to do so!
![Erling Haaland equals record set by Lionel Messi of FIVE goals in one Champions League game | Daily Mail Online Erling Haaland equals record set by Lionel Messi of FIVE goals in one Champions League game | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/03/14/23/68709891-0-image-a-20_1678836309558.jpg)
Erling Haaland equals record set by Lionel Messi of FIVE goals in one Champions League game | Daily Mail Online
ESPN FC - On This Date: 7 years ago, in a win over Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Leo Messi became the first player to score 5 goals in a UEFA Champions League game 🐐 | Facebook
![Lionel Messi scores ALL FIVE goals as Argentina thrash Estonia to move past Puskas as fourth-highest scorer ever with 86 | The Sun Lionel Messi scores ALL FIVE goals as Argentina thrash Estonia to move past Puskas as fourth-highest scorer ever with 86 | The Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/SPORT-PREVIEW-LIONEL-MESSI.jpg?strip=all&quality=100&w=1500&h=1000&crop=1)
Lionel Messi scores ALL FIVE goals as Argentina thrash Estonia to move past Puskas as fourth-highest scorer ever with 86 | The Sun
![Messi scores five goals in an international match - Who are the others that have achieved this feat? | Goal.com Messi scores five goals in an international match - Who are the others that have achieved this feat? | Goal.com](https://assets.goal.com/images/v3/blt9d6e731d8bae7573/messi_argentina.jpg)
Messi scores five goals in an international match - Who are the others that have achieved this feat? | Goal.com
The Football Arena - On this day in 2012, Leo Messi became the first player to score five goals in a UEFA Champions League game, in Barcelona's 7-1 win against Bayer Leverkusen. 👏 | Facebook
![Lionel Messi scores five goals and equals 81-year-old record as Argentina thrash Estonia - Mirror Online Lionel Messi scores five goals and equals 81-year-old record as Argentina thrash Estonia - Mirror Online](https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/article27153894.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200b/1_GettyImages-1241124045.jpg)
Lionel Messi scores five goals and equals 81-year-old record as Argentina thrash Estonia - Mirror Online
ESPN FC - It's been exactly 12 years since Lionel Messi scored FIVE goals in the Champions League against Bayer Leverkusen. To this day, it's still the ONLY five non-penalty goal performance
![Twitter explodes as Lionel Messi steals the show for Argentina with stunning 5 goal haul against Estonia Twitter explodes as Lionel Messi steals the show for Argentina with stunning 5 goal haul against Estonia](https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2022/06/8cbcd-16544602005175-1920.jpg)