Real Madrid sealed their fourth win of the Champions League group stage with a dramatic 4–3 victory over Olympiacos in Athens, powered by an extraordinary four-goal performance from Kylian Mbappé.
Playing at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Madrid were forced to come from behind after Chiquinho put Olympiacos ahead with a fierce long-range strike in the 8th minute. The Portuguese midfielder almost doubled the lead minutes later, but goalkeeper Andriy Lunin kept Madrid in the game with a superb save.
What followed was one of the fastest turnarounds in Champions League history. Mbappé scored a sensational hat-trick in 6 minutes and 43 seconds, the second fastest ever in the competition.
His first came in the 22nd minute after a brilliant outside-of-the-boot pass from Vini Jr.
Two minutes later, Arda Güler found him with a precise cross which he powered into the net with his head.
Camavinga then set up the third, finished clinically by the French forward.
Madrid continued to dominate, with Tchouameni striking the crossbar and Vini Jr. having a goal ruled out for offside against Mbappé in the build-up.
The second half brought fresh tension as Taremi headed in for Olympiacos to make it 2–3. Vini Jr. responded with another electric run and, in the 60th minute, provided his second assist of the night for Mbappé, who calmly scored his fourth goal.
Olympiacos refused to back down, pulling one back in the 80th minute through El Kaabi’s header, setting up a nervy finish. But Xabi Alonso’s side held firm to secure the 4–3 win and maintain their perfect start in the group stage.
