Charles De Ketelaere equals incredible Lionel Messi & Erling Haaland Champions League record after magical display in Atalanta's 6-1 victory over Young Boys

The Belgian starred for the Serie A side as they thrashed Young Boys 6-1 in the Champions League on Tuesday. De Ketelaere had an involvement in Atalanta's first five goals as he scored a brace and contributed with three assists. With five goal contributions in the game, he equalled Lionel Messi and Erling Haaland's Champions League record - as reported by Opta via Yahoo Sports.

Only three players in the history of the competition, before the Belgium international, had managed to have five goal contributions in a single game. Messi scored five times in Barcelona's 7-1 win over Bayer Leverkusen in 2012. He was followed by Luiz Adriano, who again scored five in Shakhtar Dontesk's 7-0 win against BATE Borisov in 2014. Finally, Haaland also hit five goals in City's 7-0 demolition of RB Leipzig in 2023.

Despite equalling a unique record, De Ketelaere was overlooked for the Player of the Match award as Atalanta's Mateo Retegui was handed the prize after he also scored two goals in the game.

The Italian club will be back in action in Serie A on Monday as they take on a struggling AS Roma side away from home.