👑 Quickfire UCL hat-trick sees Mbappé eclipse Real Madrid legends

Another night, another moment for France and Real Madrid superstar Kylian Mbappé .

Amid questions of dissension in the ranks at the Bernabeu under Xabi Alonso, the Spanish giants needed a performance this evening away from home against Olympiacos , and Los Blancos have done just that as they lead 3-1 before the half-time interval.

It looked to be a frustrating night on the cards when the Greek side made it 1-0 in just the 8th minute through Chiquinho , before the mercurial Frenchman took matters into his own hands.

A seven-minute hat-trick (22', 24', 29') immediately rewrote the script well before the halftime whistle, and with that, Mbappé (15) eclipsed Real Madrid legend Ronaldo (Nazário) for goals in the Champions League (13).

– Wednesday, 26 November 2025

To further cement his status among the game's greats, Mbappé (63) has also officially scored more Champions League goals than Samuel Eto'o and Wayne Rooney combined (60), while also scoring the second-fastest hat-trick in UCL history.

One final stat? Mbappé now has 88 goal contributions in 83 starts in the Champions League, with only Lionel Messi (8), Cristiano Ronaldo (8), and Robert Lewandowski (6) banking more hat-tricks in the competition than him.

Just ridiculous.

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