Luiz Adriano shattered a number of records as Shakhtar thrashed BATE Borisov 7-0 in their Champions League clash on 21st October, 2014. Adriano scored four times in the first half as Shakhtar lead 6-0 at half time and looked set to eclipse Liverpool’s 8-0 win of Besiktas from a few seasons ago.
Adriano scored five in the game, thus equalling Lionel Messi’s record for most goals in a single Champions League game.
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BATE Borisov 0-7 Shakhtar Donetsk ( Texeiera 11′, Luiz Adriano 28′ pen, 37′, 40′, 44′, 82′ pen, Douglas Costa 35′)
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five goals in a champions league match is not an easy feat, even against BATE