Champions League round-up: Vinicius Jr hits hat-trick in Real Madrid comeback

Elsewhere Paris Saint-Germain’s weaknesses on the biggest stage were once again exposed as they were held 1-1 at home by PSV Eindhoven.
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.

Real 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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