Benfica teenager Joao Felix nets treble in 4-2 Eintracht win

Soccer Football - Europa League Quarter Final First Leg - Benfica v Eintracht Frankfurt - Estadio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal - April 11, 2019 Benfica's Joao Felix celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Pedro Nunes

LISBON (Reuters) - Benfica's 19-year-old forward Joao Felix became the youngest player to score a Europa League hat-trick as he led them to a 4-2 win over 10-man Eintracht Frankfurt in their quarter-final first leg on Thursday.

The Bundesliga side, who played with 10 men for almost an hour, were in danger of being blown away when Benfica went 4-1 up just after halftime but a second goal by substitute Goncalo Paciencia left the tie more finely balanced for the return.