Valverde shines with hat trick
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It's a historic evening for Federico Valverde who, with a hat-trick in the first half, defeats Manchester City: 3-0, now Real Madrid's qualification to the quarter-finals is within reach. In the
Hat tricks have a rich history in hockey, but it didn't start there. For NPR's Word of the Week, we trace the term's some 150-year-history and why it's particularly special on the hockey rink.
Federico Valverde’s hat-trick against Manchester City was a reminder of one thing: in European Cups, the heroes are not always the ones you expect. From lightning-fast hat-tricks to exploits by unexpected profiles,
Valverde delivered a display of precision and composure, punishing Man City’s defensive fragility with three superbly taken goals. Even without several attacking stars, Real Madrid found a way to assert control on one of European football’s grandest stages.