Vinicius Jr treble helps Real Madrid rally to overcome Dortmund in Champions League
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Real Madrid's Brazilian forward Vinicius Jr celebrating scoring a hat-trick and his team's fifth goal, during the match against Borussia Dortmund on Oct 22.
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MADRID - 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 Oct 22.
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.
However, the champions were livelier after the break and broke Dortmund’s resistance with Antonio Ruediger’s header on the hour before Vinicius equalised with a close-range strike.
Lucas Vazquez put Real ahead in the 83rd with an unstoppable strike after a counter-attack and Vinicius, with two magnificent pieces of individual brilliance, wrapped up the win to leave his side level with Dortmund on six points from three games. REUTERS
Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr scores their fourth goal.
PHOTO: REUTERS
