UCL: Showman Olivier Giroud hit 4 goals as Chelsea thrash Sevilla to top Group E

French striker Oliver Giroud scored a perfect hat-trick on Wednesday night to power his Chelsea FC side to a thumping 4-0 win against Sevilla in the Uefa Champions League.

Having already qualified to the knockout phase of the 2020/2021 elite European inter-club competition, the English Premier League club and the Spanish La Liga side locked horns at the Estadio R. Sanchez Pizjuan to decide who potentially finishes top of the Group E standings.

In what turned out to be an Olivier Giroud show, the experienced striker opened the scoring for the visitors after just 8 minutes of play when he was teed up by German midfielder Kai Havertz.

With no additional goals before the break, the Frenchman returned from recess feeling very sharp.

He slotted in his second of the night in the 54^th minute before connecting to a cross from substitute N’Golo Kante in the 74^th minute to complete a sensational perfect hat-trick.

Later with 7 minutes to end proceedings, the big man stepped up to convert a penalty kick to wrap up what will go down as a memorable 4-0 win for Chelsea on the road.

Having lasted 84 minutes, Olivier Giroud finished with an enviable rating of 10 from Modernghana Sports partners and top statistics providers, SofaScore.

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With today’s four goals, Oliver Giroud becomes the first Chelsea player to find the back of the net four times in a match since Frank Lampard in 2010 in a game against Aston Villa.