Etched his name into history. Valverde becomes the second Uruguayan to score a hat-trick in the Champions League

In the first leg of the UEFA Champions League Round of 16, Real Madrid hosted Manchester City, and one of the players produced a historic performance.

Details: The player in question is Federico Valverde, who completed a hat-trick in the first half. According to Stats Foot, he became only the second Uruguayan player to achieve this feat. The previous one was Walter Pandiani, who scored a hat-trick against PSG on March 7, 2001.

Incidentally, in the 20th minute Thibaut Courtois delivered a sensational long pass that allowed Federico Valverde to open the scoring against Manchester City.

Reminder: Our team has prepared a quiz for you ahead of the match between Real Madrid and Manchester City. The rules are simple – name all the players who have played for both Los Blancos and the Citizens.