Liverpool Suffer Home Defeat as Mbappé Shines with Four Goals
Piraeus, Greece/Anfield, England/Paris, France – A stunning performance by Kylian Mbappé, who scored four goals against Olympiakos Piraeus, salvaged a 4-3 victory for Real Madrid, while Liverpool FC endured another disappointing result, falling 4-1 to PSV Eindhoven at Anfield. defending champions Paris Saint-Germain also secured a high-scoring 5-3 win over Tottenham Hotspur.
Mbappé’s hat trick, completed in just seven minutes (22nd, 24th, adn 29th minutes), propelled Real Madrid to their fourth win in five games and placed him atop the Champions league scoring charts with nine goals. He later added a fourth in the 59th minute. His rapid-fire goals came close to breaking the Champions League record for the fastest hat trick, held by Mohamed Salah who achieved the feat in seven minutes for Liverpool against Glasgow Rangers in 2022. Real Madrid overcame an early deficit created by Chiquinho’s 8th-minute goal for Olympiakos.
Liverpool’s struggles continued as they conceded four goals at home, prompting many fans to leave Anfield early. Dominik Szoboszlai equalized Ivan Perisic’s 6th-minute penalty for PSV Eindhoven, but Guus Til (56th) and a brace from Couhaib Driouech (73rd, 90th+1) secured the win for the Dutch champions. The defeat leaves Liverpool with nine points and facing uncertainty regarding direct qualification for the round of 16, following a recent 3-0 league loss to Nottingham forest.
In Paris, Vitinha scored a hat trick (45th, 53rd, 76th – including a penalty) alongside goals from Fabian Ruiz (59th) and Willian Pacho (65th) to deliver a 5-3 victory for PSG against Tottenham. Lucas Hernandez received a red card in stoppage time for an elbow strike on Xavi Simons.
Elsewhere, Inter Milan suffered their first defeat, losing 2-1 to Atlético Madrid with Jose Giménez scoring the winning goal in added time (90th+3). Sporting Lisbon defeated FC Brugge 3-0.
