7 players who single-handedly destroyed the opposition in a match

5) Radamel Falcao vs Chelsea

El Tigre mauled the European champions with a first half hat-trick

Before Radamel Falcao moved to Monaco, he had the chance to get the feel of the place when Champions League winners Chelsea met his Europa League winning Atletico Madrid side in 2012. Typically the curtain raiser to the season, it was a game where the Blues simply failed to turn up.

A first half blitzkrieg by the Rojiblancos saw Diego Simeone’s side run riot at Stade Louis II and it was Falcao who punished Roberto Di Matteo’s lax defence with three goals of absolute quality.

It was a performance that typified Falcao before his injury-ridden seasons and made him a striker to be feared. The fact that he toyed with a goalkeeper like Petr Cech and a Chelsea defence in their prime spoke volumes about his capabilities and justified his high price tag at the time.