Cristiano Ronaldo and Robert Lewandowski are among the players who have previously scored some of the fastest hat tricks in Champions League history However, it is Mohamed Salah who now holds that record following his heroics during Liverpool's 7-1 win over Rangers The Egyptian star scored three goals within six minutes and 12 seconds to set the record for the fastest treble in UCL history The record was previously held by Bafétimbi Gomis, who set his own of eight minutes back in 2011.
Mohamed Salah set the Champions League ablaze on Wednesday night, October 12, with a spectacular performance against Rangers. The Egypt international came off the bench in the second half of the match staged at Ibrox Stadium to net a stunning hat trick as Liverpool mauled the Scottish giants 7-1.
Mohamed Salah after scoring his third goal during the UEFA Champions League match between Rangers FC and Liverpool FC at Ibrox Stadium. Photo by Joe Prior. Source: Getty Images
Salah was forced to start the match as a substitute after Jurgen Klopp opted to line up with Darwin Nunez and Roberto Firmino in the attack.
The ex-Roma forward was only introduced with 22 minutes left on the clock, coming on in place of Nunez. However, he made the most of those minutes by scoring the fastest hat trick in the history of the Champions League. The 30-year-old needed to score all his goals within just six minutes and 12 seconds, a new record in the European elite football competition. His record shattered the one previously set by Bafétimbi Gomis of eight minutes in 2011.
Below are the eight fastest hat tricks in Champions League history after Salah's latest heroics, per UEFA.com:
Mohamed Salah, six minutes: Liverpool 7 - 1 Rangers FC (10/12/2022)
Bafétimbi Gomis, eight minutes: Lyon 7 - 1 Dinamo Zagreb (12/7/2011)
Mike Newell, nine minutes: Blackburn 4 - 1 Rosenborg (12/6/1995)
Raheem Sterling, 11 minutes: Manchester City 5 - 1 Atalanta (10/22/2019)
Cristiano Ronaldo, 11 minutes: Real Madrid 8 - 0 Malmö (12/8/2015)
Robert Lewandowski, 11 minutes: Bayern Munich 7 - 1 Salzburg (3/8/2022)
Robert Lewandowski, 12 minutes: Bayern Munich 6 - 0 Crvena zvezda (11/26/2019)
Luiz Adriano, 12 minutes: Shakhtar Donetsk 7 - 0 BATE Borisov (10/21/2014)
Klopp reacts to Salah's hat trick vs Rangers Earlier, Sports Brief reported Jurgen Klopp has summed up Mohamed Salah's spectacular performance in the Champions League against Rangers with a simple answer. Reacting to the record set by Salah, Klopp did not have much to say, giving a three-word answer about the forward's performance. However, the German tactician was quick to pay tribute to his star man, describing the new record as 'special.'
Source: SportsBrief.com
