( CNN ) -- Radamel Falcao scored a first-half hat-trick as Atletico Madrid thrashed Chelsea 4-1 in the European Super Cup in Monaco on Friday . Falcao opened his account in the sixth minute with a clever chip over goalkeeper Petr Cech before guiding a left-foot shot into the top-left corner to make it 2-0 with just 19 minutes on the clock . The Colombian striker scored his third in the dying moments of the first half smashing the ball past a helpless Cech to finish off a counter-attack to all but end the English club 's interest in the tie . Any hopes of a comeback were snuffed out 15 minutes after the restart when Miranda expertly put away a fourth . Champion 's League winners , Chelsea were second best all night against Europa League victors Atletico , but they did manage a consolation goal 16 minutes before the final whistle when defender Gary Cahill fired home . `` We 've got a lot to learn , we 've got to get a lot better . It 's a shame we were not able to be as competitive in a European final , '' Chelsea coach , Roberto di Matteo said . `` It was a bad defeat , but we 'll bounce back , '' he added .
Colombian striker steals the show with a first-half hat-trick in European Super Cup . Champion 's League winners , Chelsea outclassed by Spanish Europa League winners . Score: 6