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Claudio Pizarro breaks Bundesliga record that lasted 31 years

The 37-year-old struck a hat trick in Wednesday's 4-1 win over Bayer Leverkusen to become the oldest player to score a treble in Germany's top flight.

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Claudio Pizarro set a new record by becoming the oldest player in Bundesliga history to score a hat trick.

The 37-year-old struck three times to inspire Werder Bremen to a 4-1 victory over Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday evening, and the Peruvian overtook former Bremen striker Manfred Burgsmüller, who had held the record since 1985.

3 - @pizarrinha (@werderbremen), writing history with a hat-trick against #Leverkusen, is our player of MD24.