Kylian Mbappe dedicated his world-class overhead kick goal to late Portugal and Liverpool player Diogo Jota. Jota and his brother tragically passed away on July 3 in crash crash in Zamora, Spain. Mbappe paid tribute to the Reds star by gesturing two and zero, Jota's jersey number at Anfield. The Frenchman scored a late goal to help Los Blancos to a win over Dortmund.

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• Mbappe dedicated goal to Jota
• Scored Madrid's third goal against Dortmund
• Los Blancos will face PSG in semi-final

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  Mbappe scored his team's third goal in the 94th minute after coming on as a substitute. The France captain found the back of the net with a brilliant overhead kick goal from Arda Guler's cross. Madrid eventually beat Dortmund 3-2 to progress to the semi-final of the Club World Cup.

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Tributes have poured in from across the world since Jota and his brother's tragic deaths. Before Mbappe dedicated his goal to the Portuguese player by gesturing the number 20 with his hand, Ousmane Dembele also paid tribute to Jota after scoring the winner for Paris Saint-Germain against Bayern Munich earlier on Saturday.

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  WHAT NEXT FOR REAL MADRID?

  Xabi Alonso's side will be back in action on Wednesday in the Club World Cup semi-final as they take on Champions League winners PSG.

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