Kylian Mbappe dropped a first Champions League hat-trick in Real Madrid’s colors, as the Spanish giants scanned Manchester City 3-1 at night at Bernabeu and 6-3 in total to reach the last 16.
Nico Gonzalez scored a consolation target for the city in the second half of a break, as they really confirmed their credentials as genuine Champions League candidates after a trauma in the starting phase of the championship.
Mbappe, along with Rodrygo and Vinicius Junior in a terribly good front, was in sparkling form, as the city never really took a look, the leading manager Pep Guardiola to admit that this was the first season the side He did not have a good European campaign.
Elsewhere, PSV produced the shock of the night with the rejection of Juventus 4-3 in total after a 3-1 win.
Here we come! 🤩#UCL pic.twitter.com/axztlzknrf
– PSV (@PSV) 19 February 2025
Ivan Perisic had given the Dutch side the lead before Timothy Weah leveled things in the sign of time.
The Italian side was still 3-2 in the good of the total that comes in the last 20 minutes, but an Ismael Saibari strike took the game at an extra time where Ryan Flamingo found the net to complete the return.
In the other two games at night, PSG had seven different scorers as they ran Brest 7-0 in the past to proceed 10-0 in the inert, while Borussia Dortmund played a miserable tie at home to keep their 3-0 out of the first leg.
The draw for the last 16 of this season’s competition takes place on Friday, 11am.
