Sorloth hits four as Atleti romp

Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone could not help but applaud the performance of striker Alexander Sorloth after the Norwegian scored all four goals in their 4-0 win against Real Sociedad in La Liga on Saturday.

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Sorloth completed the fastest hat-trick in La Liga history in the opening 11 minutes before adding a fourth goal to seal the rout on the half-hour.

"I was very happy with the team’s first half in general. Alex, of course, is a whole different matter," Simeone told a press conference.

"He had a fantastic night, especially those first 45 minutes, where he decisively finished every ball that came his way. That allowed us to take control of the game and take it to a place we never imagined possible before the game started."

Despite becoming Atletico’s leading scorer in the league this season with 17 goals, Sorloth has started more games from the bench (19) than featured in team’s starting line-ups (13).

"If we go by the numbers, he’s scored more goals coming on in the second half — except for today, obviously," Simeone said.