Great performance by mpape as he showed his class in the champions League playoffs mpape has really become a formidable force in the Madrid line up scoring three goals am really happy because he started poorly when he moved to Madrid at the starting stages of this season but mpape has adopted into the team and everything seems to be working in his favour as he has been scoring very important goals
With Manchester city current form, I knew that they were far from going front in the competition. Also when I saw the lineup for the match, I was convinced Guardiola was high on drugs. Manchester city had a very weak defense which Mbappe exploited to net thrice. Stones injury weakened the defense further and Ake and the younger defender couldn't do much to withstand the pressure from Madrid forwards.
Mbappe is really picking up form and it's expected to improve. I was particularly impressed by his performance yesterday. Although the city players weren't so strong against Madrid, especially their defense which was outsmarted.
It was a real football show against the Bernabéu last night. Kylian Mbappé inspires Real Madrid to an overwhelming 3-1 win over Manchester City His hat trick was not a case of individual brilliance — it exposed faults in City’s defensive system. Madrid offered the same intensity and hunger it always does, and you could sense how much the Champions League means to it. Their midfield sharp, their defense solid, and the crowd? Electric as always.
Guardiola and his side, for their part, were woefully out of sorts. City seemed too predictable and seemed not prepared for the degree of stress Madrid were going to apply. It’s the type of defeat that asks big questions. Others are going as far as to say Pep’s tactics might no longer be effective at this point. City has failed again in Europe, and fans are right to be exasperated. On the other hand, Real Madrid’s reliability at the highest level demonstrates why they remain the masters of this competition. It was a night of lessons for City and a reminder of Madrid’s ever-expanding legacy.