By Korede James
A hat-trick from Kylian Mbappe earned Real Madrid a 3-1 win against Manchester City in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 playoffs second leg clash in Madrid on Wednesday night.
Real Madrid advanced 6-3 on aggregate having won the first leg 3-2 in Manchester last week.
With his treble, Mbappe became the first player to score a Champions League knockout round hat-trick against a team managed by Pep Guardiola.
The France international opened the scoring just four minutes into the game as he ran on to a long pass from Raul Asensio and lobbed Ederson.
He made it 2-0 on 33 minutes after collecting a pass from Rodrygo and beating Josko Gvardiol inside the box before slotting into the net.
Mbappe then completed his hat-trick on 61 minutes. The former Paris Saint-Germain star received a pass from Federico Valverde, did a step over to beat his marker and hit a low left foot curler beyond Ederson’s reach.
City got a consolation goal via Nico Gonzalez in the 92nd minute.
At the Parc des Princes, Paris Saint-Germain were the highest scorers of the night as they smashed fellow Ligue 1 side Brest 7-0 to advance into the round of 16 10-0 on aggregate.
In Germany, Borussia Dortmund went through after playing 0-0 with Sporting Lisbon.
The Bundesliga side booked their place into the next round with a 3-0 aggregate scoreline.
RESULTS
Madrid 3-1 Man City
(6-3 agg)
PSG 7-0 Brest
(10-0 agg)
Dortmund 0-0 Sporting Lisbon
(3-0 agg)
