RECORD BREAKER: Oliver Giroud breaks record set by Cristiano Ronaldo after scoring four goals against Sevilla
It’s a great night for Chelsea striker Oliver Giroud after scoring four goals in a match against Sevilla.
However, Oliver Giroud scored all four of Chelsea’s goals as the Premier League side recorded a hugely impressive 4-0 victory away at Sevilla on Wednesday night.
The Frenchman, who started ahead of Timo Werner and Tammy Abraham, netted his first goal of the evening in the eighth minute.
Giroud subsequently becomes the oldest player to score a Champions League hat-trick at the age of 34 and 63 days and has break an important record.
However, Giroud has beat the previous record held by a certain Cristiano Ronaldo.
Giroud also becomes the oldest player to score a hat-trick in the European Cup since Ferenc Puskas back in 1965.
Olivier Giroud becomes the oldest player in Champions' League history to score a hat-trick – 34 years & 63 days old, beating Cristiano Ronaldo's triple at the age of 34 years & 35 days old – via @Statsdufoot.
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