An Englishman scoring a hat-trick in the Champions League is a rare phenomenon. Only Wayne Rooney (September 2004 v Fenerbahce) and Michael Owen (December 2009 v Wolfsburg) have managed it in the past 10 years. Arsenal's Danny Welbeck celebrates completing his hat-trick on Wednesday night Danny Welbeck joined Mike Newell, Andy Cole (with two), Alan Shearer, Owen (twice) and Rooney in the European hat-trick club. Newell scored the fastest-ever hat-trick in the Champions League, netting his three goals in a spell of only nine minutes for Blackburn against Rosenborg in 1995. Cole scored his first hat-trick for Manchester United against Feyenoord in 1997 and his second against Anderlecht in 2000.
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Danny Welbeck becomes only third Englishman to score a Champions League hat-trick in last 10 years
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Arsenal striker joins Wayne Rooney and Michael Owen in elite club
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Galatasaray keeper Fernando Muslera extinguished flurry of flares thrown onto the pitch by his own fans
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The official attendance was 59,803 but there were plenty of empty seats at The Emirates on Wednesday night
Manchester United sttiker Wayne Rooney scored a hat-trick against @placeholder in 2004
@placeholder goalkeeper Fernando Muslera carries a flare off the pitch at the Emirates