Fede Valverde scores Champions League hat trick for Real Madrid, joining Ronaldo and Mbappé
The Uruguayan midfielder’s treble against Manchester City adds him to an elite group of Real Madrid players with UCL hat tricks.
Fede Valverde scored a first-half hat trick for Real Madrid against Manchester City to join an illustrious list of players to have netted a treble for the LaLiga giants in the Champions League.
Cristiano Ronaldo leads Real Madrid’s Champions League hat trick list
You won’t be surprised to read Cristiano Ronaldo, the all-time top scorer in the competition, leads the way. The Portuguese superstar scored an incredible seven Champions League hat tricks during his time in the Spanish capital.
Karim Benzema bagged four trebles for Madrid in Europe’s elite club competition, while Kylian Mbappé has already scored three Champions League hat tricks despite only joining the club in the summer of 2024.
3 - Fede Valverde scored as many goals in the first half against Manchester City (3) as he had in 75 appearances in the UEFA Champions League prior to tonight's match (3). Dreamland. pic.twitter.com/TpVAbZSBp5
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) March 11, 2026
Other Real Madrid players with Champions League trebles
Ronaldo, Benzema and Mbappé are the only players with multiple Champions League hat tricks for Real Madrid. Raúl, Ronaldo Nazário, Rodrygo and Vinícius Júnior are the other players to have scored three goals in a single game in the UCL era.
Six players scored Real Madrid hat tricks in the European Cup including Alfredo Di Stefano (five) and Ferenc Puskás (five).
Valverde joins rare first-half hat trick club
Valverde is also one of the few Real Madrid players to score a hat trick in the first half of a Champions League or European Cup game. The Uruguayan joins Mbappé, Héctor Rial (1957) and Puskás, who achieved the feat in the 1962 European Cup final.
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