Anthony Gordondo Newcastlewas the highlight of the 6-1 thrashing of Qarabag, this Wednesday (18), in the first game of the round of 16 playoffs of the Champions League. The attacker did four goals in the first half and became the second player to achieve the feat in the history of the tournament.
The first to score four goals in the opening stages of a Champions League match was Luiz Adrianoin 2014. At the time, playing for Shakhtar Donetsk, the Brazilian led the team to a 7-0 victory against BATE Borisov, in the group stage.
In this Wednesday’s clash, Gordon needed just two minutes to open the scoring at the Tofig Bahramov Stadium, in Baku, Azerbaijan. He added it at 31, with a penalty kick.
Shortly afterwards, in the 33rd minute, number 10 completed the hat-trick by stealing the ball and dribbling past the goalkeeper. The fourth goal also came from a penalty, in stoppage time, after being knocked down inside the area.
With the result, Gordon reached ten goals in the competition and took second place in the scoring charts, behind only Real Madrid’s 13.
He also became the fifth Englishman to score four times in a Champions League game, joining Dennis Viollet, Ray Crawford, Alan Smith and .
With the victory away from home, they could lose by up to four goals in the return game, at St. James’ Park.
