Aritz Aduriz, in the manner of Erling Haaland, also starred in a European night where he scored five goals in the same game. The success of the then Athletic footballer began on November 3, 2016. It was not a commitment to the Champions League, but a Europa League, and three of the goals from San Sebastian were penalties. Played in San Mamés against Genk which ended 5-3.
Valverde himself felt lucky to witness Aduriz’s feat. The rojiblanco striker, as MD recounted at the time, “started the night by predicting the man to put the lions ahead after eight minutes after Raúl García’s drop shot with his head. Before the break there was which was his hat trick after twice cheating the visiting goalkeeper from eleven meters away. One on each side. At the start, he made the fourth by taking advantage of a good pass from Yeray. And, with discount, he reached the repóker by well executing the third penalty”.
Aduriz became the oldest player (35 years) to score five goals in one game in Europe. A feat that, in earlier ages, had been achieved by only 35 other football players until then.
Haaland signed his five goals yesterday in the match between Manchester City and Leipzig, which corresponds to the second leg of the Champions League round of 16. The match ended 7-0 in favor of the English. The Norwegian, who was replaced by Guardiola in the 63rd minute, became the third player to score five goals in one Champions League match after Lionel Messi with Barça (2012) and Luiz Adriano with Shakhtar Donetsk (2014).
Source: La Verdad
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