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Kahveci matches Ronaldo and Bale feat with hat-trick in Istanbul Basaksehir defeat to RB Leipzig

Irfan Can Kahveci matched a Champions League feat only previously accomplished by Ronaldo and Gareth Bale in Istanbul Basaksehir's dramatic 4-3 defeat to RB Leipzig on Wednesday.

Kahveci scored a hat-trick in his side's losing effort, becoming only the third player in Champions League history to score three goals in a game but still have his side suffer defeat, after Ronaldo and Bale did the same.

Brazilian striker Ronaldo scored a treble for Real Madrid in a losing effort against Manchester United in April 2003, while Bale scored three times for Tottenham against Inter in a defeat in October 2010.