Real Madrid defender Dani Carvajal suffered what looked to be a serious knee injury in their La Liga win against Villarreal.
With his third goal, Messi equalled his fierce rival Ronaldo's record, for having scored the joint-most international hattricks in football history, with 10 each.
Aston Villa beat Bayern Munich 1-0 in the Champions League thanks to a brilliant late Jhon Duran goal as the hosts celebrated in style their first home game in Europe’s
Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden lost to Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic 5-7, 3-6 at the ATP Finals.
With three points from two matches, India U20 side still kept alive their hopes of finishing second in the group and moving into the tournament proper.