🚨⭐️ Kylian Mbappé reaches 500 goal contributions in his professional career!
Despite a good start, Real Madrid did not rest on their laurels. The home side continued to create many scoring opportunities, including a header from Jude Bellingham from a corner. In the 33rd minute, Vinicius Junior passed the ball to Rodrygo, the Brazilian winger assisted Mbappe to score, making it 2-0. The goal showed the technical quality as well as the great confidence of the French player, he skillfully eliminated the Man City defenders in the penalty area before finishing into the near corner to defeat Ederson.
Before the match, Guardiola created a smokescreen when he said Man City only had a 1% chance of winning at the Bernabeu, but he later denied it. However, it seems that the Spanish strategist was not really determined to on Real Madrid’s field when he left both Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland on the bench. The absence of the Norwegian striker made it difficult for Man City to, the away team only had one shot in the first 45 minutes.
The situation did not improve after the break, the initiative still belonged to the home team. Mbappe completed his hat-trick with a fine finish from the edge of the box in the 61st minute. The scoreline in the second leg was 3-0 and the aggregate score was 6-2, meaning the fate of the match was decided.