😱 Record-breaking: Newcastle lead 5-0 at half-time! | OneFootball

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·18 February 2026

😱 Record-breaking: Newcastle lead 5-0 at half-time!

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Qarabag and Newcastle have been two of the surprise teams of the Champions League league phase, until the 'play-off' brought them together.

The Magpies gave their rivals no chance, as after just eight minutes they were already leading 0-2 with goals from Thiaw and Anthony Gordon.


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📸 GIORGI ARJEVANIDZE

But then came the record: Anthony Gordon scored a hat-trick, putting him at the top for the fastest hat-trick by an Englishman in the Champions League, in just 33 minutes.

Not satisfied with that, Gordon scored a fourth goal for himself and the final 0-5 with which they would go into halftime.

With this result, Newcastle matched Bayern for the fastest 5-0 lead in a single half in Champions League history.

And now, what will Qarabag do?

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.


📸 GIORGI ARJEVANIDZE

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