For years, Fede Valverde has been Real Madrid's unsung hero. The player who runs for everyone else, the one who fills the gaps.

At the Bernabeu last Wednesday, the 27-year-old midfielder made himself the man who the headlines revolved around as his stunning hat-trick left Manchester City 3-0 down and with an improbable mountain to climb in Tuesday's Champions League last-16 second leg at the Etihad.

His first career treble - for either Real or Uruguay - ended with an improvised lap of honour and a signed match ball given to his younger son Bautista in the stadium car park as a family photo was taken with both of his children and wife Mina Bonino.

It was a memory that will last a lifetime but one that has been years in the making.

From failing to impress at Arsenal as a 16-year-old to doubting his own ability, how has the Uruguayan made himself a Real Madrid legend?