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The first half of the match has ended well in favor of Real Madrid. This proves that Real Madrid is trying to come back to their normal form with their wonderful performance against Manchester City tonight. Today is not easy for Manchester City. Real Madrid gave them a terrible attack that even they did not expect.
However, with how Madrid ended the first half with very strong performances and was able to lead Manchester City with 2 goals, I'm still expecting more goals from them again in the second half. That means if they can keep their performances normal, like the way they play in the first half.
You know, as soon as Kylian Mbappe scored the second goal in the first half I would just say that Real Madrid was safe to progress to the round of 16. Now Kylian Mbappe scored the third goal in the second half and that has made Manchester City erase its hopes of qualifying for the last 16. All of Pep Guardiola's pre-match plans failed and he seems willing to miss out on an early place in this season's Champions League.
I don't know exactly why Pep Guardiola kept Kovacic, Nunez, Doku, De Bruyne and Rico Lewis on the bench in this match. In fact, I see Haaland there, even if he brings on two players simultaneously when trailing 6-2 on aggregate, then it will be too late. So once again, Real Madrid is safe to qualify for the next stage of this season.
Real Madrid are currently dealing with Manchester City, they really came prepared for the match, immediately Madrid scored 1st I knew it was going to be tough for City, well all I can say is that Mbappé is back he's giving me the Ronaldo vibes, he's scored a hattrick and it's a well deserving one, I just that despite the whole critics from fans and rival fans earlier this season he didn't give up but has proved that he's still a World Class player.
Looking at the aggregate and the time left for Manchester City to equalize I think they should just accept their fate and give up, Real Madrid is really putting much pressure on them currently and might even scored another goal, Pep's decision to bench most of his key players is a wrong choice and I know he'll be regretting.