Real Madrid 3-1 Man City (6-3 agg): A clinical hat-trick from Kylian Mbappe ensured there would be no fight back from Guardiola’s men who were woefully swept aside at the Bernabeu.
A 13th defeat in 26 games, a fourth in their last four away in Europe, was inevitable from the moment Mbappe lobbed Real ahead.
Real finished with a flourish at the Etihad and started at speed at home, letting City pass the ball and then scoring with their first raid forward.
The stuff of boyhood dreams for Kylian Mbappe but the continuation of Manchester City’s altogether newer nightmare and the confirmation of how far and how fast they have fallen.
It was a goal that felt too simple, Fede Valverde feeding a ball over the top, Dias heading thin air and City’s high defensive line exploited by a famously fast forward.
