After Kylian Mbappe completed his hattrick to score Real Madrid's third goal of the night in the 61st minute, I don't think Manchester City players and manager had another alternative than to accept the reality that they've been eliminated from the UEFA Champions League competition this season. Nicolas Gonzalez's stoppage time goal tonight was just a consolation goal for the English champions.
If you ask me, I think Kylian Mbappe came into the game with the mindset of bossing the game and he did that in an impressive style. The Frenchman struggled at the start of the season but it seems he's now back to his best.
What third goal, are you kidding me? After the game in Manchester, everything was clear. After the first goal today, everything was clear even to those who had never heard of the Champions League before. The only thing I regret is that for the last 15 minutes, all the players were literally waiting for the referee to blow the final whistle. The state of affairs is that City is an ordinary club for Real, one of the crowd, so there is no fundamental desire to score as many goals as possible.