On This Day: Barca suffered nightmare; Hazard scored his 1st Chelsea hat-trick

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On this day in 2014, Hazard scored his first Chelsea hat-trick

Chelsea did take the lead as Hazard found Branislav Ivanovic out wide on the right and he crossed for the Belgian to sweep home a first-time shot past Krul.

The visitors were made to pay for that miss as seconds later Chelsea swept straight up the other end and Hazard doubled their advantage with a superb effort.

Chelsea continued to call the tune and Mike Williamson made a vital block to deny Eto'o from inside the box before Lampard saw his free-kick from an acute angle tipped over the crossbar.

From the resulting corner, Chelsea won a penalty when substitute Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa needlessly hauled down Eto'o and Hazard stepped up to coolly score from the spot and complete his hat-trick.

On this day in 1931, Barcelona suffered their worst nightmare...

On 8 February 1931, Athletic Bilbao's Agustín Sauto Arana scored seven goals against Barcelona to set a La Liga record.

Gorostiza returned for the 1930-31 season, but Bata stole the spotlight, winning the Pichichi with 27 goals (Gorostiza finished second with 17). Seven of Bata's goals came in a 12-1 win over Barcelona, setting a league record that remains unbroken, though Barcelona's Laszló Kubala matched it in February 1952.

On this day in 1995, Bayern right-back Joshua Kimmich was born

On 2 January 2015, Kimmich agreed to join Bayern Munich on a five-year contract, the 23-year-old has played in defence, midfield and helped out in attack in his short career, and taken to each of them like a duck to water.

Remarking on Kimmich's versatility, a 2017 article on the Bundesliga's official website referred to him as a "veritable Swiss Army knife of a player", citing Guardiola's conversion of a player he once referred to as "one of the best centre-backs in the world" into a right-back.

On this day in 1994, Milan star Hakan Çalhanoğlu was born

He began his career at Karlsruher in 2010 and moved to top-flight side Hamburger two years later, spending another season back at his first club on loan. His performance in his first Bundesliga season earned him a €14.5 million transfer to Leverkusen in 2014. He played for three seasons at the BayArena, totalling 28 goals in 115 official appearances. In 2017, he signed for Milan for an initial €20 million fee.

He is known for scoring from free kicks, and models his set-piece technique on those of Cristiano Ronaldo and especially Juninho Pernambucano. In December 2013, Talksport called him "a playmaker destined for the top", praising his dedication and passing ability.

On this day in 1966, Former Barca star Stoichkov was born

In 1990, he moved to Barcelona. He soon became a fan favorite as Barça enjoyed one of their most successful periods, winning five La Liga titles (including four straight from 1991-94) and the 1992 European Cup. Guiding Bulgaria to the third-place playoff match at the 1994 World Cup, he contributed six goals to finish as the tournament's joint top scorer. He won the Ballon d'Or that year as Europe's greatest player.