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Chelsea fans were left raving over the performance of teenage striker Marc Guiu after he scored a hat-trick for the club in their win over Shamrock Rovers. The Blues ran out 5-1 winners at Stamford Bridge to complete the group phase of the UEFA Europa Conference League with a perfect record.
Spain U-19 international Guiu made his professional debut at Barcelona before deciding to turn down senior terms at the club in favour of moving to Chelsea. The Blues paid his £5 million release clause in the summer, signing him as their third-choice striker.
Marc Guiu has shown his quality for Enzo Maresca's side this season, but his most recent display, a hat-trick against Shamrock Rovers, was the pick of the bunch. The 18-year-old Spaniard scored all three of his goals in the first half to put the game after the opening period.
Chelsea's fans were pleased with the performance of the teenager and made this known with their comments on X.
A fan referred to the young striker as the best use of £5 million by a club.
"The best £5 Million a club has ever spent. Marc Guiu 💙🥶", they commented.
Another fan took the opportunity to shade Real Madrid striker Endrick while praising Guiu.
"Marc Guiu just scored more goals in one game than Endrick has all season 💀", they wrote.
A fan referred to the youngster as being an upgrade on Kai Havertz.
"Marc Guiu is an upgrade to Kai Havertz. 😂", they posted.
Another fan also stated that Guiu is a better striker than Havertz.
"I’m honestly not lying when I say Guiu is a better ST than Havertz", they opined.
A fan praised the teenager for his tenacious style in attack.
"Marc Guiu aka El Toro is always going to pounce on your mistakes. Kid doesn't stop running", they posted.
A fan hailed Guiu as the new Diego Costa.
"We finally have our Diego Costa replica. Marc Guiu is a super star", they wrote.
Marc Guiu scored his first senior hat-trick, following a brace in the game against Astana last Thursday. The 18-year-old has now scored six goals in six appearances in the Conference League and sits atop the goal rankings in the competition.
Chelsea maintain perfect record with Shamrock Rovers thrashing
Chelsea kept their record in the UEFA Europa Conference League at 100% after their 5-1 mauling of Irish side Shamrock Rovers at Stamford Bridge. The Blues made light work of their opponents to make it six wins from six in the competition.
They took just 22 minutes to open the scoring as 18-year-old striker Marc Guiu took advantage of a defensive mixup to score. The visiting side equalised four minutes later through Markus Poom, as they showed a readiness to fight.
Guiu scored his side's second in the 34th minute after taking advantage of another defensive error and going round the goalkeeper. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall scored his second of the competition in the 40th minute to put the Blues 3-1 up.
With half-time approaching, Guiu headed home an inch-perfect cross from Noni Madueke to complete his hat-trick. Marc Cucurella scored for a second successive game in the 58th minute to round off the scoring at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea secured a 100% record from the group stage of a European competition for the first time in their history.
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Edited by Vaishnavi Iyer