Entering the big match with Real Madrid at Bernabeu, Man City fans could not help but worry because Erling Haaland had not recovered from injury and only appeared on the bench.
Then, that worry became true when Real opened the score in the 4th minute. Receiving a precise long pass from Asencio, Mbappe escaped and made a classy lob that defeated Ederson.
“Bad luck” continued to haunt Man City in the 8th minute, when John Stones left the field due to injury (Ake came in as a replacement). Since then, the Premier League representative struggled to withstand the stormy attacks from Real, not even having a bright attack.
What had to happen happened, in the 33rd minute, Mbappe raised the score to 2-0 for Real. Before that, the trio of Bellingham, Vinicius, Rodrygo contributed greatly with their good coordination and “set the table” for the French striker.
Entering the second half, the situation was not much better for Man City. The attack was deadlocked, the defense of the Premier League representative also struggled to keep up with Real’s stars, especially Mbappe. In the 61st minute, the French striker scored a low and tricky shot to increase the score to 3-0, completing his hat-trick in this match.
As for Man City, the efforts of the Premier League representative only helped them score an honorary goal in the extra time (Nico Gonzalez scored). In the end, Real defeated Man City with a total score of 6-3 after 2 matches, thereby registering their name in the 1/8 round of the Champions League.
Second leg score: Real Madrid 3-1 Man City (first half score: 2-0)
