Champions League round-up: Vinicius Jr hits hat-trick in Real Madrid comeback
COMEBACK KINGS: Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior celebrates. Pic: AP Photo/Manu Fernandez.
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SUBSCRIBEReal Madrid fought back from two goals down as Vinicius Jr grabbed a hat-trick in a thrilling 5-2 win over visitors Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Tuesday night.
In a rematch of last-season’s final, Dortmund lit up the game with a two-goal blitz around the half-hour mark from Donyell Malen and Jamie Gittens to silence the Bernabeu crowd.
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