Justin Kluivert says Bournemouth are dreaming of European qualification after his stunning hat-trick in a 4-1 win over Newcastle.
The Dutch striker was the star of a brilliant performance at St James' Park that lifted the Cherries up to sixth in the Premier League.
Andoni Iraola's men have been impressively pushing in the top half for most of the season and are currently unbeaten in 11 games.
But for Kluivert, their form was no surprise and European qualification was always the aim for the Cherries.
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Justin Kluivert topped off the standout performance in style.
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He told TNT Sports: “It feels lovely. We know how difficult it is to play here. Coming here with so many injuries and dominating like that, it's packed for the team.
“I want to help my team, He is an important member of the team. Our run was beautiful and we showed that we are likely to impress here.
“At the beginning of the season, we have a lot of ambitious players in our team; You want to play in Europe and it shows.
“Why dream big and not know where you will end up? Who knew the Champions League would be so difficult.”
Bournemouth stunned the hosts, who had won their previous nine games in all competitions, with a win at St James' Park.
“We're here to impress.”
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Eye-catcher Antoine Semenyo added to the Premier Legaue production: “It was a fantastic performance from us.
“We just knew we needed to get our press right and if we did, we'd have chances and as you can see from the two goals, we got our press right and got the three points.
“We knew there were times we had to put them at the back and we wanted to chase down the back four. Once the keeper broke through the central defense, that was our push and we executed it perfectly.
“Justin's accomplishments are exceptional. He is a top player for us. It's a well-deserved hat-trick. “
With Evanilson and Enes Unal recently out for the rest of the season, their 11-match unbeaten run looks even more impressive.
Semenyo added: “It's the spirit of it all. Our spirit is very strong, our spirit is strong. We go through tough moments with injuries, but we know we can do it as a group and no one can tell us apart.
“We're taking it one game at a time and not putting pressure on ourselves.”