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#3 The fastest hat-trick
Cristiano Ronaldo is a player who scores hat-tricks for fun when it comes to the Champions League. The Portuguese has recorded five hat-tricks in the competition and is only second to Lionel Messi, who has six.
But both players do not hold the record for the fastest hat-trick scored in European competition. As surprising as this may sound, France international Bafetimbi Gomis is the ultimate holder of that enviable record.
The 33-year-old dreadlocked striker achieved the feat in 2011 when he scored three goals in less than ten minutes in a Champions League game between Olympique Lyon and Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb.
Ronaldo’s fastest hat-trick in Europe, however, came in 2012 when he netted thrice in the space of 12 minutes against Malmo FF.
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