France forward, Kylian Mbappe, came on as a second half substitute and netted a hat-trick in Paris Saint-Germain’s 5-0 home win against Club Brugge in Group A, in Tuesday night’s UEFA Champions League game.
Mbappe came on in the 52nd minute and scored three goals in 31 minutes (61st, 79th and 83rd).
He became only the second player in Champions League history to score a hat-trick after starting the match as a substitute.
The first player was Joseba Llorente in 2008 with Villarreal.
Summer signing, Mauro Icardi, scored two goals to make it three straight wins for the Ligue 1 champions.
In the group’s other game, Real Madrid secured their first win in the season’s competition after beating Galatasaray 1-0 innTurkey.
Madrid’s goal was scored by Toni Kroos in the 18th minute.
In Group B, Tottenham Hotspur secured their first win in this season’s campaign after thrashing Red Star Belgrade 5-0.
Star striker, Harry Kane and Heung-Min Son both grabbed a brace while Erik Lamela got the other goal.
And in Group C, 10-man Manchester City walloped Atalanta 5-1 with Raheem Sterling bagging a hat-trick.
Sergio Aguero scored two goals while young forward, Phil Foden was sent off for a second yellow card offence.
In other results, Juventus beat Lokomotive Moscow 2-1, Atletico Madrid edged Bayer Leverkusen 1-0, Olympiacos lost 3-2 at home to Bayern Munich and Shakhtar Donetsk were held to a 2-2 draw by visiting Dinamo Zagreb.
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