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The knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League, as per usual, begin mid-February after a longer pause after the group stage due to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar causing a stoppage in the usual club campaign.
As we switch back on and gear back up to the greatest club competition on the planet, this is a look at the fastest hat-tricks scored in UEFA Champions League history.
It is somewhat interesting that three of the five fastest hat-tricks in UEFA Champions League history have occurred in the last three and a half seasons with Mohamed Salah taking the crown in October.