Cristiano Ronaldo had a bad day at the office today, missing a number of “sitters” during Portugal’s match with Denmark at the Euro 2012 finals. And with every miss, the crowd chanted the name of his rival from Barcelona: “Messi Messi Messi.” The taunting from the grandstand was so obvious that Ronaldo was asked about it during an interview after the match. His reply: “Do you know what he (Messi) was doing this time last year? He was going out of the Copa America in the quarter-finals.”

A year is a long time in the football world; perhaps a more relevant question would be: What is Messi doing right now? Here’s your answer:

Lionel Messi celebrates his hat trick against Brazil.

Images: Armando Franca [AP] & LigaBBVA