"One Of Those Days": Atletico Madrid Record-Breaker Alexander Sorloth Hits Four

Alexander Sorloth hit four goals in the first half-an-hour to power Atletico Madrid to a 4-0 win over Real Sociedad on Saturday in La Liga. The Norwegian hitman's quadruple helped Atletico tighten their grip on third place, while La Real slump to 12th. Sorloth completed a hat-trick in the opening 11 minutes, the earliest in La Liga history, beating trebles netted by the 15th minute in 1929 and 1941 by Europa's Carles Bestit and Valencia's Mundo, respectively. "It's a good feeling and I just had one of those days today," Sorloth told DAZN.

"The ball just seemed to drop to my feet, I was ready in the box, everything went in and (there were) also good passes from my team-mates, so... amazing."

Atletico coach Diego Simeone has often relied on Sorloth as a super-sub this season after he joined last summer, but the 29-year-old showed what he can do from the start in a devastating opening period.

The former Real Sociedad forward dissected the Basque side, opening the scoring after seven minutes with a lethal finish from Pablo Barrios' cross.

In the 10th minute Sorloth pounced again, this time drilling home from the edge of the box past Alex Remiro's despairing dive.

The third, in the 11th minute, was gifted to him by comical Real Sociedad defending and the striker gobbled up his chance from close range.

Sorloth netted his fourth in the 30th minute with another powerful finish after Javi Galan found him with a low cross.

It was his 17th strike of the season in La Liga, with his four-goal haul sending him flying up the scoring charts in Spain, making him the fourth highest goalscorer.

Last season while playing for Villarreal, Sorloth hit four goals in a 17-minute spell against champions Real Madrid in a thrilling 4-4 draw.

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