Former five-goal haulers in Europe after Lewandowski’s Bayern blitz

You can see the Portuguese superstar’s superb showing against Granada from earlier this year right here.

Radamel Falcao (v Deportivo, 2012)
Having stuttered during a woeful season-long loan spell with Manchester United and now doing pretty much the same for Chelsea, it’s easy to forget Falcao was once one of Europe’s deadliest strikers.

During his Atletico Madrid days, the Colombian hitman was at his clinical best and netted these five sublime goals against Deportivo La Coruna. Sit back and enjoy the El Tigre of old.

Lionel Messi (v B Leverkusen, 2012)
If Ronaldo has done it, then it’s likely Messi has too. On Europe’s grandest stage, La Liga’s all-time scorer became the first player ever to hit a five-goal haul in the Champions League, which Barcelona are 3/1 to win this term.

The Catalans’ four-time FIFA Ballon d’Or winner was at his majestic best against a helpless Bayer Leverkusen three years ago, with the Germans having no answer to the brilliance of this once-in-a-lifetime player. Relive that historic haul now!

Miroslav Klose (v Bologna, 2013)
The all-time record goal scorer in the World Cup for Germany, Klose is just as emphatic at club level, having enjoyed a successful spell with Serie A outfit Lazio in the latter stages of his illustrious career.

In a domestic clash with Bologna, the German poacher joined this elite list of forwards with his own five-goal haul, and you can see them all here.

Carlos Eduardo (v Guingamp, 2014)
Eduardo brilliantly demonstrates how to be clinical in Ligue 1, with the Nice attacker’s French five-goal blitz helping to thump Guingamp just last year.

See all of his goals here and pay special attention to his opening thunderbolt. You won’t be disappointed!

Luiz Adriano (v BATE Borisov, 2014)
In a European thumping for Shakhtar Donetsk, before sealing a switch to AC Milan, Brazilian forward Adriano made history by joining Messi with his own Champions League quintet.

The current Serie A attacker clinically opens the scoring after just 10 minutes before bagging a further four strikes against BATE Borisov in an eventual 7-0 hammering.

Dimitar Berbatov (v Blackburn, 2012)
Brilliant Bulgarian Berbatov constantly caused debate among fans of the Premier League with his displays being labelled as either lazy, or simply graceful.

During top-flight clash with Blackburn Rovers, the former Red Devils sharpshooter smashes in five goals on his way to ending as joint top scorer that season with Manchester City’s Carlos Tevez. Relive his sublime performance and enjoy some Berba magic!