Joao Felix‘s hat-trick helped Benfica to a 4-2 win over Eintracht Frankfurt in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final tie.
The 19-year-old netted either side of Luka Jovic‘s equaliser before scoring his third to give the hosts a 4-1 lead in the second half.
Frankfurt‘s Evan N’Dicka received a straight red after shoving Gedson Fernandes in the penalty area after 20 minutes.
Felix converted the penalty to give the Portuguese giants the lead, only for Barcelona and Real Madrid target Jovic to level the score against his parent club.
A raking shot from the outside of the area gave Felix his and Benfica‘s second, before setting up Ruben Dias to increase their advantage.
Felix completed his first senior hat-trick when he met Alex Grimaldo‘s cross in the 54th minute.
Portuguese forward Goncalo Paciencia slotted home to give the German club hope of recovering from this defeat in the second leg at the Commerzbank-Arenanext week.
