Euro Cup Historical past | The quickest 'treble': Platini in 18 minutes

Dusseldorf (Germany), June 21 (EFE).- Solely seven gamers have scored a ‘treble’ of objectives within the 17 editions of the Euro Cup, together with the present one, however nobody twice or as quick because the Frenchman achieved it Michel Platini, scorer thrice in 18 minutes in opposition to Yugoslavia in 1984.

Three days after having scored three extra objectives in France’s 5-0 victory over Belgium within the group stage, on June 19, 1984, the French legend additional elevated his influence in that European Championship of which he was champion, with three extra hits in opposition to Yugoslavia between minutes 59 and 77. One with the proper foot, one other with the left and one other with a header.

It took half an hour for Patrick Kluivert to do it with the Netherlands in opposition to that very same rival on June 25, 2000, within the greatest win within the historical past of the event: 6-1 in opposition to Yugoslavia.

The attacker beat the opponent’s aim within the twenty fourth minute, within the thirty eighth and within the 54th. He didn’t attain the 4 objectives as a result of one other scored within the 51st minute was awarded by UEFA to Dejan Govedarica in an personal aim, though the referee had thought of Kluivert the writer. within the minutes.

His compatriot and predecessor Marco Van Basten required 31 minutes within the 3-1 win in opposition to England on June 15, 1988, within the group stage, and the Portuguese Sergio Conceição 36, within the 3-0 win over Germany on June 20, 2000. , additionally in that very same spherical.

The German Dieter Müller, writer of the primary ‘treble’ within the historical past of the competitors on June 17, 1976, took 37 minutes in opposition to Yugoslavia, within the semifinals of that version. One was with a header within the 82nd and two with the proper foot within the a hundred and fifteenth and 119th.

In the meantime, the German Klaus Allofs additionally wanted 45 within the 3-2 defeat of the Netherlands on June 14, 1980.

The eight European Championship hat-tricks are accomplished by Spanish David Villa, who scored three objectives together with his proper foot within the 4-1 victory over Russia within the group stage of Euro 2008, on June 10 of that 12 months. His workforce was champion of the continental competitors.