Shakhtar Donetsk striker Luiz Adriano could not contain his delight as he matched the UEFA Champions League s individual goalscoring record.
Luiz Adriano scored a remarkable five goals as Shakhtar dismantled BATE 7-0 for their first win in Group H at Borisov Arena on Tuesday.
The Brazilian s feat matched Lionel s Messi five-goal effort that was set against Bayer Leverkusen in 2012.
Luiz Adriano also registered the fastest four-goal haul -17 minutes in a Champions League match (28th, 36th, 40th, 44th), eclipsing former Croatia international Dado Prso s record of 24 minutes (26th, 30th, 45th, 49th).
I m happy to have scored five goals and to know that I was man of the match, said the 27-year-old.
I want to thank my team-mates because they helped me to score those goals and to play so well tonight.
I m just happy about scoring five goals in the match. They are all the most beautiful for me. It was very special for me to score five times. I think the first one [was my favourite].
Scoring a hat-trick in a game is fantastic; scoring five goals is immense. I can now say that I ve scored five times in a Champions League game.
