Valverde matches Messi’s achievement. What did he accomplish?
Miguel Solomons
Dailysports's expert
On Wednesday, March 11, the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 match between Real Madrid and Manchester City took place, and a Galacticos player matched an achievement previously set by a legend.
Details: According to information from LiveScore, the Uruguayan midfielder joined Lionel Messi in an exclusive feat. He managed to score a hat-trick against an English team in the first half. Only Valverde and Messi have accomplished this.
Incidentally, Valverde became only the second Uruguayan player to achieve this feat. The previous one was Walter Pandiani, who scored a hat-trick against PSG on March 7, 2001.
Reminder: Our team has prepared a quiz for you ahead of the match between Real Madrid and Manchester City. The rules are simple – name all the players who have played for both Los Blancos and the Citizens.
