Loftus-Cheek treble fuels Chelsea as Arsenal streak hits 11

Ruben LoftusCheek capitalised on a rare start for Chelsea by scoring a hattrick in Thursdays 31 Europa League victory over BATE of Belarus while Arsenal extended their winning run to 11 games away to Sporting LisbonLoftusCheek part of Englands World Cup squad in Russia started for just the second time this season under Maurizio Sarri and struck twice inside the opening eight minutes as Chelsea dominated at Stamford BridgeThe 22yearold midfielder drilled in a low Davide Zappacosta cross as the Blues led after two minutes and LoftusCheek doubled his tally when he hooked in from a cornerHe completed his hattrick with a sidefooted effort from the edge of the area on 54 minutes although BATE left with a consolation goal after an unmarked Aleksei Rios turned in from a late freekickIt feels really good Loftus Cheek told BT Sport after he became the first Chelsea player to score a hattrick in Europe since Didier Drogba 12 years agoIts up there its my first hattrick in a while even since playing for the youth team It feels niceAny player will tell you its nice to score a hattrick and it feels good Ill get the ball signed and put in a glass box Hopefully there are many more to comeThree wins from three in Group L have Chelsea poised to reach the last 32 of the competition with Unai Emerys Arsenal set to join them following a 10 victory in PortugalDanny Welbeck pounced on a defensive lapse by former Liverpool defender Sebastian Coates on 78 minutes to keep Arsenal on maximum points in Group E and prolong the clubs best run since 2007 AC Milan Marseille lose Seventime European champions AC Milan crashed to a 21 home defeat by Real Betis as Gennaro Gattusos team dropped their first points in Group FGoals from Antonio Sanabria and Giovani Lo Celso on loan from Paris SaintGermain earned group leaders Betis a memorable win at the San SiroPatrick Cutrone grabbed a consolation for Milan who finished the game with 10 men after Samuel Castillejo saw red for the hosts in injury timeOlympiakos beat Dudelange of Luxembourg 20 in the groups other fixture while there was more misery for Brendan Rodgers and Scottish champions Celtic in GermanyBrazilian striker Matheus Cunha and Portugal winger Bruma who scored against Scotland in a friendly this month were both on target in the first half as RB Leipzig won 20Salzburg picked up a third successive victory to stay top of Group B as Munas Dabbur netted twice in a 30 defeat of bottom side Rosenborg Steven Gerrards Rangers remain unbeaten in Group G but were left frustrated after a 00 draw against an understrength Spartak Moscow who left a number of firstchoice players behind in RussiaWe are making huge strides from where we were said GerrardWe came close but it wasnt to be It could be a valuable point at the end of the day It shows just how far weve come when we are disappointed to take a point off a Champions League team Rangers are level on five points with Villarreal at the top after the Spaniards hammered Rapid Vienna 50Last seasons runnersup Marseille are in danger of an early exit after losing 31 at home to Lazio while fivetime champions Sevilla thrashed Turkish club Akhisar 60Catch up on all the latest sports news and updates here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Except for the change in headline the story has been provided ASIS AS AVAILABLE without any verification or editing from our side Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever