🤔 Best match of his career?! Real star leaves Pep baffled | OneFootball

What a first half from Real’s captain Fede Valverde. The Uruguayan scored three goals in one half during the Champions League round of 16 first leg against Manchester City. How many times has this happened before in his career?

Not at all. This is his first professional hat-trick. This fact becomes even more astonishing when we consider that Valverde had only scored three goals in his entire Champions League career (75 matches) before this. Perhaps that’s also why Pep Guardiola seemed at a loss.

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While the Bernabéu rose to its feet for Valverde after 45 minutes, Pep looked completely stunned on the pitch. Will the football mastermind find an answer to Valverde’s world-class performance in the first half?

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