Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick to help Real Madrid best Olympiacos in their UCL league phase game.
Kylian Mbappe scored a seven-minute hat-trick and one more to help Real Madrid best Olympiacos 4-3, further compounding his Champions League notoriety.
Olympiacos struck first, and Los Blancos responded brutally, with Mbappe scoring a quick fire hat-trick. Mehdi Taremi halved the deficit in the 52nd minute, but Mbappe’s 4th in the 59th minute confirmed Real Madrid’s result, ensuring Ayoub El Khabi’s late strike had no repercussion.
Key match details
Olympiacos stunned the visiting side early, scoring in the 8th minute. Portuguese midfielder Chiquinho weaved into space and fired a low finish past the keeper, giving the hosts a dream start and putting real pressure on Madrid.
The response from Real was thunderous and immediate—well, 14 minutes quick. Mbappé equalised in the 22nd minute, a calm finish into the bottom corner after a swift break , before heading in the second goal just two minutes later from a cross by Arda Guler.
His third came in the 29th minute, a quick-fire finish after another excellent move, set up by Eduardo Camavinga this time, to put Madrid 3–1 up before half-time. The hat-trick came in just 6 minutes and 42 seconds, the second-fastest hat-trick in Champions League history. Only Mohamed Salah’s 2022 treble (6 min 12 sec).
After the break Olympiacos refused to roll over. They clawed one back through Mehdi Taremi. However, Mbappe snuffed out all hopes of a comeback, scoring his fourth to restore the cushion.
The Greek side refused to give up still; scoring deep into injury time, a scramble in the box found Ayoub El Kaabi at the back post, who bundled home to make it 4–3 and set up a frantic finale. However, Real Madrid survived the late scare and sealed the win.
