Real Madrid Triumphs Over Manchester City with Mbappe Hat-Trick

Eppe Franklyne –

• Real Madrid defeated Manchester City 3-1 in their Champions League playoff second leg, securing a 6-3 aggregate victory.
• Kylian Mbappe scored all three goals for Real Madrid, sealing his hat-trick.
• Real will face either Bayer Leverkusen or Atletico Madrid in the next round.
• Mbappe’s first goal came in the 4th minute, taking advantage of a defensive error.
• His second came in the 33rd minute after a clinical finish following a cutback.
• Mbappe completed his hat-trick with a left-footed strike in the 61st minute.
• Manchester City scored a late consolation goal, but it did little to impact Real’s dominant performance.

In a thrilling Champions League encounter at the Santiago Bernabeu, Real Madrid secured a 3-1 victory over Manchester City, progressing to the last 16 with a 6-3 aggregate win. Kylian Mbappe stole the show with a remarkable hat-trick, opening the scoring in the 4th minute after exploiting a defensive error by City’s Ruben Dias. He added a second in the 33rd minute with a clinical finish and completed his hat-trick in the 61st minute with a powerful strike from outside the box.

Despite a late consolation goal from Manchester City’s Nico Gonzalez, the result was never in doubt. Real Madrid now awaits their next opponent, either Bayer Leverkusen or city rivals Atletico Madrid, as they chase a record-extending 16th Champions League title.