Viktor Gyokeres showed exactly what all the hype is about as she joined an exclusive club with his heroics against Manchester City, Report informs via talkSPORT.
The Sporting striker scored a stunning hat-trick in his side's 4-1 Champions League win on Tuesday night.
Gyokeres equalized seven minutes before half-time before completing his treble with a pair of penalties after the break.
In doing so, he became the first Sporting player to score a hat-trick in the competition for 42 years.
Antonio Oliveira was the last player to do so for the club back in 1982 against Croatian Dinamo Zagreb in the European Cup.
Gyokeres is also only the third player to score three goals against City in a single Champions League match. He joins Lionel Messi and Christopher Nkunku in the exclusive club by taking home the match ball.
Messi found the net three times in a 4-0 win for Barcelona at the Camp Nou back in 2016. The comfortable home win came during the group stage in Pep Guardiola's first season as City boss.