Frenchman Olivier Giroud scored all the four goals as Chelsea ran 4-0 winners over Sevilla in the Champions League on Wednesday night.
According to stats from Opta, Giroud became the first-ever player to score four goals in one game for Chelsea in the Champions League.
In the outing and with the goals, Giroud also became the first player in Chelsea colours to score four goals in a game since Frank Lampard in March 2010 vs Aston Villa.
On top of the records, the 34-year-old became the oldest player ever to score a hat-trick in the Champions League since it changed from the European Cup format.
4 - Olivier Giroud is the first Chelsea player to score four goals in a game since Frank Lampard in March 2010 vs Aston Villa, while he's the first to net four for Chelsea in a European Cup/Champions League game. Incredible. pic.twitter.com/p3k9sdCz9k
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 2, 2020
34y 63d - Olivier Giroud is the oldest player in Champions League history to score a hat-trick, while he's the oldest to do it in the European Cup since Real Madrid's Ferenc Puskás in September 1965 (38y 173d v Feyenoord). Glorious. pic.twitter.com/vNRBGACFm6
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 2, 2020