Barcelona’s Ferran Torres scored a hat-trick to help his team defeat Valencia 5-0 in the 2024-25 Copa del Rey quarter-finals. He found the net in a span of 27 minutes, and it’s the fourth fastest hat-trick for the Blaugranas in the competition. But how does this stat compare to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo’s quickest hat-tricks?
Messi’s fastest hat-trick withBarcelonacame in the 2014-15 Liga match against Rayo Vallecano at the Camp Nou, according to the club’s official website. The Argentine star only needed 12 minutes to net a treble. Meanwhile, his fastest ever came recently with Inter Miami, needing only 11 minutes to score three goals and help his team defeat New England Revolution 6-2 for the MLS in October 2024, after he entered the pitch at the 57th minute.
Meanwhile, Ronaldo’s fastest hat-trick came in 2015, in a match between Real Madrid and Granada, per 90Minutes.com. The Portuguese forward scored his first three goals in just eight minutes. However, he ended up the match with five goals.
Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates scoring against Granada on April 5, 2015 ( Denis Doyle/Getty Images)
The first came with a shot to the far post from the side of the box, the second was a volley, and the third was a powerful right-footed strike from the edge of the area. His fourth was a diving finish into an empty net, and he capped off the match with a header.
How many hat-tricks have Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi scored?
Ronaldo has scored 66 hat-tricks in all his career, while Messi has scored 59 trebles. They both have 10 international hat-tricks, with the Portuguese being the first player to reach that number. Meanwhile, in their all-time club career, Ronaldo has recorded 56, while Messi has recorded 49.
Lionel Messi’s fastest hat-trick ever came in October 2024 (Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)
Barcelona’s fastest hat-tricks in Copa del Rey
Torres scored needed 27 minutes to complete the hat-trick. He scored at the 3rd, 17th and 30th minute of the first half. This display was the fourth quickest hat-trick for the club in the competition, according to Mister Chip:
- Josep Escolà against Osasuna in 1936 (20th minute)
- Sandor Kocsis against Betis in 1959 (22nd minute)
- Eulogio Martínez against Atleti in 1957 (25th minute)
- Ferran Torres against Valencia in 2025 (30th minute)
