Robert Lewandowski hit yet another hat-trick as Bayern Munich past seven past RB Salzburg to book their Champions League quarter-final spot on Tuesday night.
The Polish striker is not new to trebles in Europe, with last night’s his fifth in the competition.
Only two players are ahead of him in the all-time most hat-tricks scored in Europe; Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, both on eight.
Here is the full lowdown of trebles in Europe;
Most hat-tricks
- 8= Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
- 8= Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid 7, Juventus 1)
- 5= Robert Lewandowski (Dortmund 1, Bayern München 4)
- 3= Filippo Inzaghi (Juventus 2, AC Milan 1)
- 3= Mario Gomez (Bayern München)
- 3= Luiz Adriano (Shakhtar Donetsk)
- 3= Neymar (Barcelona 1, Paris Saint-Germain 2)
Most hat-tricks in one season
- 3 Cristiano Ronaldo (2015/16)
- 2= Robert Lewandowski (2021/22)
- 2= Cristiano Ronaldo (2016/17)
- 2= Lionel Messi (2011/12, 2016/17)
- 2= Luiz Adriano (2014/15)
- 2= Mario Gómez (2011/12)
Hat-tricks in 2021/22
- Sébastien Haller (Sporting CP 1-5 Ajax, 15/9/2021)
- Christopher Nkunku (Manchester City 6-3 Leipzig, 15/09/21)
- Robert Lewandowski (Bayern 5-2 Benfica, 02/11/21)
- Robert Lewandowski (Bayern 7-1 Salzburg, 08/03/22)
Fastest hat-tricks
- 8 mins Bafétimbi Gomis (Dinamo Zagreb 1-7 Lyon, 07/12/2011)
- 9 mins Mike Newell (Blackburn 4-1 Rosenborg, 06/12/1995)
- 11 mins Raheem Sterling (Manchester City 5-1 Atalanta, 22/10/2019)
- 11 mins Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid 8-0 Malmö, 08/12/2015)
- 12 mins Robert Lewandowski (Bayern 7-1 Salzburg, 08/03/22)
- 12 mins Robert Lewandowski (Crvena zvezda 0-6 Bayern, 26/11/2019)
- 12 mins Luiz Adriano (BATE Borisov 0-7 Shakhtar, 21/10/2014)
Youngest hat-trick scorer
- Raúl González, 18 years and 114 days (Real Madrid 6-1 Ferencváros, 18/10/1995)
Oldest hat-trick scorer
- Olivier Giroud, 34 years and 63 days (Sevilla 0-4 Chelsea, 02/12/2020)
