In a focus matchup in the second leg of the Champions League 1/8 knockout round in the early morning of March 9, Beijing time, Bayern defeated Red Bull Salzburg 7-1 to advance to the quarter-finals with an aggregate score of 8-2. Bayern striker Levan scored a hat-trick in just 11 minutes of the first half.
Levan's wearing of the hat also helped him set a number of new records. First, Levan wore the hat in just 23 minutes, the fastest record in Champions League history. The previous record was set in the 1996 Milan vs Rosenberg match, when Marco Simeone opened with a hat in the opening 24 minutes. Secondly, after wearing the hat, Levan has scored 42 goals for Bayern this season, the first player to reach 40 goals in the top european league this season. Levan, meanwhile, has scored 40 goals for seven consecutive seasons.
Third, this is the fifth time Levan has scored a hat-trick in the Champions League, second only to Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in eight. Fourth, this is the third time in Levan's career that he has scored 10+ goals in the Champions League in a single season, and he is also the third player to achieve this achievement after Cristiano Ronaldo (7 times) and Messi (5 times). Fifth, this is the first time in Levan Bayern's career to wear a hat in the Champions League, becoming the third person in the history of the team. The top two are Gomez (vs Basel) in 2012 and Orlich (vs Lyon) in 2010.
Sixth, Levan has scored 68 goals for Bayern in the Champions League, surpassing Real Madrid legend Raul in the Champions League goals rankings of a single club, ranking third, behind Cristiano Ronaldo (105 goals for Real Madrid) and Messi (120 goals for Barca).
Levan was also scored with a perfect score by sofascore, and after the game he was officially voted the best player of the game by the Champions League. With Bayern advancing to the quarter-finals, it is foreseeable that the 33-year-old Levan will continue to beat new records in the following Champions League games this season.