Luis lauds lionel as greatest ever

Lionel Messi was hailed as the best player ever by Barcelona coach Luis Enrique after setting a Champions League scoring record of 74 goals with a hat-trick in Tuesday's 4-0 win at APOEL Nicosia.

"Lionel Messi is the greatest player of all time. Football is the king of sports and he will continue to surprise everyone for a long time," Enrique said after Messi broke Raul's record of 71 goals.

Enrique was also full of praise for Messi's fellow forward Luis Suarez, who opened his account for Barcelona in the Group F match following his close season move from Liverpool.