EUROPA LEAGUE: Ruben Loftus-Cheek scored three goals as Chelsea dispatched BATE Borisov 3-1

October 26, 2018

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EUROPA LEAGUE: Ruben Loftus-Cheek scored three goals as Chelsea dispatched BATE Borisov 3-1
For Loftus-Cheek, his stellar showing at Stamford Bridge signified his first goals in European competition. The hat trick was the first in the Europa League since Ciro Immobile’s for Lazio last season against Steaua Bucharest, and the first for the Blues since Didier Drogba in 2006.
Loftus-Cheek’s first score on the night against the Belarusian side occurred just two minutes into the match, when he pounced on Davide Zappacosta’s cross from the right flank. The second score happened six minutes later, with the England international barely beating teammate Olivier Giroud for a close-range tap-in in front of the net.
Loftus-Cheek’s triple-feat was sealed in the 53rd minute with a brillant shot into the bottom-left corner of Denis Shcherbitski’s net.
With a victory seemingly assured, Chelsea let off the gas pedal and allowed BATE to create some chances in the later stages of the match. BATE took one back in the 79th minute off a set-piece cross from Igor Stasevich, which was put into the net by Aleksey Rios.