Giroud scores hat-trick as Chelsea run riot in Kiev

Dynamo Kiev 0 Chelsea 5
(Chelsea win 8-0 on aggregate)

Callum Hudson-Odoi and Marcos Alonso also netted for the Blues, who were 3-0 up from the first leg and stretched their aggregate lead when Giroud headed in Willian’s corner after just four minutes. [phone]

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Giroud calmly tucked away Alonso’s excellent cross on 33 minutes, and Hudson-Odoi, in the Chelsea line-up along with Ruben Loftus-Cheek, created the third goal on the stroke of half-time.

Hudson-Odoi cut in from the right, exchanged passes with Giroud, and teed up Alonso for a simple finish.

1 – Europa League top goalscorer Olivier Giroud is the first player to score a perfect hat-trick (left-foot, right-foot & header) in the competition this season. Variety.

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Dynamo Kiev captain Serhiy Sydorchuk hit the post before Giroud completed his hat-trick just before the hour mark by heading in Willian’s free-kick – his ninth European goal of the season.

Goalkeeper Denys Boyko then denied Alonso a second goal by producing a brilliant save to tip the Spaniard’s free-kick on to the post.

Giroud set up Hudson-Odoi’s goal with a fine through-ball to the youngster, who held off a challenge and fired home to complete a resounding Chelsea win.

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