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Borussia Moenchengladbach crush Shakhtar Donetsk 6-0 with Alassane Plea hat-trick

Borussia Moenchengladbach's Alassane Plea celebrates scoring their third goal with teammates [REUTERS/Gleb Garanich]

Striker Alassane Plea scored a hat-trick as Borussia Moenchengladbach crushed their hosts Shakhtar Donetsk 6-0 on Tuesday to take over from them at the top of their group in the Champions League.

Glabdach, who conceded late equalisers in their previous group matches against Inter Milan and Real Madrid, scored four in the first half, with two coming from the 27-year-old Plea, to kill off the game and eventually earn one of the largest away wins of the competition.

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