Kylian Mbappe scores 2nd-fastest UCL hat trick

"Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappé scored the second-fastest hat trick in Champions League history by netting three times in just under seven minutes at Olympiacos on Wednesday. At 6 minutes, 42 seconds, Mbappé's treble trails only Liverpool's Mohamed Salah, who was 30 seconds quicker with his hat trick against Rangers in October 2022. Real Madrid were trailing 1-0 in Greece when Mbappé took over the contest in spectacular fashion."

"He levelled the score in the 22nd minute, finishing low from the edge of the penalty area after being played through one-on-one with the goalkeeper. Mbappé's second came less than two minutes later. The France forward rose powerfully in the box to head Arda Güler's cross into the net. In no time at all it was three. Mbappé latched onto another ball over the Olympiacos defense, this time from Eduardo Camavinga and again he finished with minimum fuss."

"It was Mbappé's second hat trick in the Champions League already this season, after scoring three times against Kairat Almaty in September. He now has five in total, fourth-most all-time. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo lead the way with eight, with Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski on six. Mbappé sits fifth on the all-time Champions League's scoring list, and is now only eight shy of tying Real Madrid legend Raúl González in fourth. The former Paris Saint-Germain forward came into Wednesday's game without a goal in his last three games for Madrid, with the Spanish giants failing to win any of them."

Kylian Mbappé produced the second-fastest Champions League hat-trick, scoring three times in 6 minutes 42 seconds to overturn Real Madrid's 1-0 deficit at Olympiacos. He equalised in the 22nd minute with a low finish after a one-on-one, headed a second from Arda Güler's cross less than two minutes later, and completed the treble from an Eduardo Camavinga through ball. The performance marked his second Champions League hat-trick of the season and his fifth overall, ranking fourth-most for hat-tricks. Mbappé now sits fifth on the competition’s all-time scoring list, eight goals behind fourth-placed Raúl González.

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