{"id":25407,"date":"2022-03-08T17:32:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T22:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=25407"},"modified":"2022-03-09T14:34:44","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T19:34:44","slug":"lewandowski-scores-fastest-hat-trick-in-champions-league-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=25407","title":{"rendered":"Lewandowski Scores Fastest Hat-Trick In Champions League History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Poland star reached the 40-goal mark for the sixth successive season with a treble blast inside the opening 23 minutes (PA)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Robert Lewandowski scored the fastest hat-trick in Champions League history as Bayern Munich destroyed RB Salzburg 7-1 to reach the last eight of the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Poland star reached the 40-goal mark for the sixth successive season with a treble blast inside the opening 23 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The previous quickest hat-trick from the start of a Champions League match came in 24 minutes from AC Milan\u2019s Marco Simone, against Rosenborg in 1996.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bayern were thankful for a last-minute Kingsley Coman equalizer when the two sides met in Austria last month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But any thoughts of another close contest were quickly removed after Nicolas Capaldo had missed an early chance for Salzburg and Bayern turned on the style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lewandowski was brought down by Maximilian Wober after turning superbly on Coman\u2019s pass to slot home a 12th-minute penalty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bayern\u2019s second goal was identical as Wober again felled Lewandowski just inside the area and the forward\u2019s second spot-kick found the same corner of the net.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The third arrived instantly as advancing Salzburg goalkeeper Philipp Kohn kicked the ball against Lewandowski and it looped onto a post before the striker claimed his 42nd goal of the season with a simple tap-in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coman robbed Mohamed Camara to set up Serge Gnabry after 31 minutes, his shot fired under the body of Kohn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thomas Muller smashed home the fifth nine minutes after the restart before Salzburg teenager Maurits Kjaergaard struck a superb left-footed consolation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Bayern had the final say as Muller swept home his 52nd Champions League goal and Leroy Sane completed the rout five minutes from time.<\/p>\n

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