Kylian Mbappe made a first Champions League Hattrick as a Real Madrid player when Los Blancos in Bernabeu ran 3-1 over Manchester City.
Mbappe and Madrid were in a sparkling form when they put a dark city into the sword 6: 3 in the round of the Europe Elite Club competition. Nico Gonzalez achieved a consolation goal for the city in the second half.
Erling Haaland stayed on the bench when the team of Pep Guardiola was very threatening in the future, and struggled to curb Real’s attack talents for the Premier League master in a miserable night.
In the meantime, Carlo Ancelotti’s team, which stuttered during the entire league phase of the competition of this season, produced a performance that will consolidate as a fixed favorite to keep her European crown.
Kylian Mbappé: Hattrick.
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How the action develops
In a game that would always be a challenge for the city, visitors began catastrophic.
After only four minutes, City found himself back when Mbappe ended wonderfully after sticking to a long ball over the top. The flight of the pass was misjudged by Ruben Dias, so that Mbappe was effortlessly above Ederson.
It seemed as if the round of 16 seemed to go away from the city. John Stone’s moments later limped to the matters when Guardiola’s team fought to contain the home team.
Kylian Mbappé, that’s a brilliant finish 👏
Real Madrid extends your lead with an early goal!
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Real’s front three purr. Mbappe, Rodrygo and Vinicius Junior caused the city’s backline more than a few headaches. A second goal felt like a question of time.
And certainly the apparently inevitable 33-minute 33 minutes when Mbappe found the network again after he had passed two city players in the box before he went online.
It is the Mbappé show 🍿
The striker sits Gvardiol down to achieve his second at night. 😳
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The visitors held tight; A feeling of the damage restriction begins to sneak up.
After the break it was rather the same. Real looked dangerous every time they stormed forward. Meanwhile, the city and Guardiola looked nervous.
Mbappe came close to a hat trick after stretching out to meet a Federico Valverde cross, but his poke was wide.
At the hour, however, Real’s number nine made sure that he would take the match ball home when his left strike defeated the goalkeeper of the city to achieve three.
At that time, the progress of Real was almost confirmed. Gonzalez achieved a consolation goal in added time, but the city had to lick the wounds of a competition that was never a competition in the end.
