🔥 What tops a hat-trick? Champions League star is showing us right now

The German traditionally defines a "hat-trick" a bit more strictly, while the English are a bit more relaxed about it.

But all fans can agree on one thing: a hat-trick refers to three goals scored within one half. So, three goals in just 45 minutes. It doesn’t really get much more impressive than that. Or does it?

Oh, but it does! Because Newcastle star Anthony Gordon is currently showing the football world live just how you can even top a hat-trick.

In the Champions League playoff clash with Azerbaijani side Qarabag FK, Nick Woltemade’s teammate simply scored four goals in one half. He practically single-handedly secured the hefty 5-0 halftime lead.

But what do you actually call such a feat? Do you maybe say "quattrick"? Or do we just stick with the straightforward "four-goal haul"?

One thing is certain: Gordon has made his mark in the history books of the Champions League, no matter what.

– Wednesday, 18 February 2026

The winger is only the second player ever to score four goals in the first half of a Champions League match. Only Brazilian Luiz Adriano had managed that before! And his team is also just the second in the Champions League knockout phase to score five goals in one half. Previously, only Bayern Munich had been that successful, in the 2015 quarterfinals against FC Porto.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.

📸 GIORGI ARJEVANIDZE