Early in the second half, the French star completed his hat-trick when he found space on the edge of the penalty area. The gap increased to 4 goals after 2 matches and extinguished all hopes of the English representative.

However, City continued to search for opportunities to reduce the score. In injury time, Omar Marmoush took a direct free kick, the ball hit the crossbar and Nico Gonzalez swooped in to score an honorary goal for the visitors.

In the end, Real Madrid won 3-1, earning a ticket to the round of 16 of the Champions League (6-3 on aggregate). As for Man City, they were eliminated from Europe’s top tournament before the round of 16 for the first time since the 2012-2013 season.

Pep Guardiola’s team will return to prepare to welcome the top team Liverpool in the Premier League on Sunday 23 February.