Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski scored the fastest hat-trick in Champions League history as Bayern Munich destroyed RB Salzburg 7-1 in the second leg of the Champions League final, to reach the last eight of the competition.
Opta network, which supplies data, statistics and information from over 30 different sports in around 70.The Poland star reached the 40-goal mark for the sixth successive season with a treble blast inside the opening 23 minutes.
The previous quickest hat-trick from the start of a Champions League match came in 24 minutes from AC Milan's Marco Simone, against Rosenborg in 1996.Lewandowski became the third player to score a hat-trick in the history of the Champions League with 5 hat-tricks behind the duo: Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, each with 8 hat-tricks.Lewandowski also scored 40 goals or more in all competitions for the seventh consecutive season.
Lewandowski now having reached 40 in all competitions in the past seven campaigns is truly colossal. It begs the question as to how many he can complete one more historic campaign with. Lewandowski now reaching his 42nd goal with Bayern Munich in various competitions this season.