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France captain Kylian Mbappe’s treble helped Real Madrid reach the round of 16 at the expense of former winners Manchester City. Having already been leading in the tie, former PSG striker Mbappe was sharp to react to an Abukhodir Khusanov error, which opened a chance to lob City keeper Ederson, a chance Kylian Mbappe gleefully took
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It was Real Madrid’s reward for such an inspiring performance. Life has gone half-circle for Los Blancos. It wasn’t that long ago that they didn’t have the legs, athleticism, and physicality in midfield, but on Wednesday night, they had all that and more.

Pep’s City huffed and puffed, but this was a game of men against boys at times. Just like in the first leg, Real’s front four were rampant! Kylian may have grabbed the headlines with his treble, but the other three’s contribution was just a telling.

With how close the title race is in La Liga, they might not win the title, but let’s make no mistake about it: Real Madrid are the Kings of Europe and don’t plan to go anywhere anytime soon.

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