[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola compared him with MichaelJordan. Stuttgart coach Christian Gross compared him with Diego Maradona. LionelMessi‘s legend grows by the day. Three days after his phenomenal hat trick in Barcelona’s 3-0 win over Valencia, Messi put on another show with two golazos and an assist in Barca’s 5-1 win overStuttgart that moved it into the quarterfinals of UEFA Champions League.

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