VIDEO: Danny Welbeck completes hat-trick to give Arsenal a dominating lead
Danny Welbeck will never forget his second Champions League match with Arsenal, as the young English international reached a milestone he's yet to achieve in his senior career.
That's Danny Welbeck's first senior hat-trick. All terrific finishes, too. #UCL @Arsenal pic.twitter.com/durXIPslcP
— Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) October 1, 2014
Welbeck's hat-trick was also a rarity for an Englishman in the Champions League:
6 - Danny Welbeck is the sixth Englishmen to score a hat-trick in the Champions League (Newell, Andrew Cole, Shearer, Owen, Rooney). Honour.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) October 1, 2014
Welbeck's third goal was much like his first of the match, but this time he was sent through on Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's perfectly placed pass into the box. All the Arsenal striker had to do was chip it over the 'keeper to give the Gunners a 4-0 lead over Galatasaray.
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