Vinicius Junior scored a hat trick as Real Madrid turned boos into cheers with a 5-2 victory over Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Tuesday, while Paris Saint-Germain dropped more points.
Madrid was down 2-0 at halftime in a repeat of last season’s final but came back with three goals from Vinicius Junior—who also scored in the final in May—and one each from Antonio Rudiger and Lucas Vazquez.
The crowd had booed loudly after the halftime whistle as Madrid struggled and seemed on track for its second consecutive Champions League loss after a 14-match unbeaten streak in the competition.
“We know that when we are at home playing in front of our fans, anything can happen,” Vinicius Junior said.
“When we got to the locker room, we were all very quiet, we just listened to the coach and we said only one thing, that if we scored the first goal, we would rally and win, and we did it again.”
After losing to Arsenal in its last Champions League match, PSG managed to equalize with a goal from Achraf Hakimi after going into halftime down by one against Dutch club PSV Eindhoven, but couldn’t score again and finished with a 1-1 draw.
PSG now has four points from three games and had a stoppage-time penalty overturned by video review.
In other news, Aston Villa became the first team to achieve three wins in the new Champions League format, while Arsenal’s injury list grew longer.
