Shakhtar's Luiz Adriano Breaks Champions League Scoring Records

Shakhtar Donetsk striker Luiz Adriano had a pretty good day at the office on Tuesday when the Ukrainian side visited BATE Borisov in the Champions League.

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1, 2, 3, 4 VEZES LUIZ ADRIANO! BATE Borisov 0x6 Shakhtar #UCLnoHTE https://t.co/BRLcw3huop

— HTE Sports (@HTE_sports) October 21, 2014"

The Brazilian forward scored four first-half goals in the game, including a hat-trick within just seven minutes. He then added a fifth goal in the 82nd minute, his second penalty of the game.

Unsurprisingly, this rampant form has broken a few European records.

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Luiz Adriano's 5th goal of the game (0-7)! He joins Messi for the record of making 5 goals in a UCL game. #batefcsd http://t.co/tIxBbFI6xF

— Football News (@LSSfootyNews) October 21, 2014"

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Luiz Adriano has today scored the fastest hat-trick in UCL HISTORY: 7 minutes.

— Seleção Brasileira (@BrazilStats) October 21, 2014"

Alex Teixeira and Douglas Costa also found themselves on the scoresheet, giving Shakhtar a 7-0 victory that will see them leapfrog BATE into second place in Group H.