UEFA Champions League is one of the highest-level of footballing competitions in the world and is a stage for many great players from all across the globe. These great players have achieved great feats throughout the history lane.
One of these records is the hattricks and the astonishingly low time a player needs to bag his hat trick in such a high-level matchup. Let us take a look at some of the greatest goalscorers in the world and learn more about the Fastest hat tricks in UEFA Champions League history.
5. Robert Lewandowski and Luis Diaz(12 minutes)
Yes! You read it right. These two players we are about to see needed just 12 minutes off the clock to score three back-to-back goals for their team to get a 3-goal lead with no difficulty.
The record for 12 minutes is shared between Robert Lewandowski and Luiz Adriano at the moment. Robert achieved this feat while playing against Crvena Zvezda on 26/11/2019. Luiz did the same in a matchup against BATE Borisov on 21/10/2014.
4. Raheem Sterling, Robert Lewandowski, and Cristiano Ronaldo (11 minutes)
One minute less than what was already considered an inhuman record, we have three players who share this feat. We see Robert appear again breaking his own previous record of 12 minutes just three years later in a matchup against Salzburg.
Raheem Sterling also bagged a hat trick in just 11 minutes in a matchup against Atalanta on 22/10/2019. However, Cristiano Ronaldo was way ahead of his time when he scored his 11-minute hattrick against Malmö on 08/12/2015.
3. Mike Newell(9 minutes)
Mike Newell is the only goalscorer from the 20th century on the list. He scored a hattrick in just an interval of 9 minutes. He achieved this feat in a matchup against Rosenborg on 06/12/1995.
2. Bafétimbi Gomis(8 minutes)
Bafétimbi Gomis was able to bag himself a hattrick in just 8 minutes. He did this in a matchup between Dinamo Zagreb and Lyon where Lyon stood out victors with a 7-1 scoreline.
1. Mohamed Salah (7 minutes)
Mohamed Salah broke the internet with his superfast 7-minute hattrick recently. The whole run is so mesmerizing to watch and if you blink it is highly likely that you missed a goal. Salah achieved this world record against the Rangers on 12/10/22.
