Soccer Football - Champions League - Group A - Real Madrid v Galatasaray - Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain - November 6, 2019 Real Madrid's Rodrygo in action with Galatasaray's Mariano REUTERS/Susana Vera
MADRID (Reuters) - Real Madrid's teenage forward Rodrygo scored a blistering hat-trick as his side pummelled Galatasaray 6-0 at home on Wednesday to take a giant step towards qualifying for the Champions League knockout stages.
The 18-year-old Brazilian put the 13-times European champions ahead in the fourth minute by turning two defenders in the area and firing into the bottom corner to score for the first time in Europe's elite competition.
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