Kylian Mbappe scored the third Champions League hat-trick of his career last night as Real Madrid steamrolled Manchester City at the Santiago Bernabeu.
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Read MoreIt was City’s earliest exit from the competition since their failure to advance from the group stage in 2012-13, and was another low point in a season that started with an 13-match unbeaten run and has since unravelled by their lofty standards.
John Stones then limped off and Mbappe doubled the lead before the break, netting his third on the hour. The game was had long been decided when Nico Gonzalez made it 3-1 with his first goal since joining City last month.
Kylian Mbappe (centre) celebrates with team-mates (Photo: PA)With Haaland fit only for a place among the substitutes after suffering a knee injury in the 4-0 victory over Newcastle United in the Premier League on Saturday, Omar Marmoush, who scored a hat-trick against Newcastle, was a lonely figure as City’s sole forward.
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Read MoreIt was to no avail as the home side scored with their first attack. Raul Asencio hoisted a simple long ball forward for Mbappe to chase. Ruben Dias found himself outpaced and Stones could not cover across in time, leaving Mbappe to lob the advancing Ederson.
After 33 minutes a slick move begun by Jude Bellingham was carried on by Vinicius and ended with Rodrygo setting Mbappe up to put Josko Gvardiol on his backside and smash the ball past Ederson.
City were denied what looked a clear penalty when Brahim Diaz felled James McAtee on the 18-yard line but in added time, Marmoush’s free kick struck the crossbar and Gonzalez tapped in the rebound. It was more an act of defiance than any sort of consolation.
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