MADRID, Spain -- Kylian Mbappé sealed Real Madrid's 6-3 aggregate victory over Manchester City with a hat trick in the Santiago Bernabéu as the reigning European champions booked their place in the UEFA Champions League Round of 16.
Real, seeking their sixteenth Champions League title this season, went into the play-off second-leg with a 3-2 lead over the Premier League champions after last week's win at the Etihad. And with City forward Erling Haaland only fit enough for a place on the substitutes' bench, Carlo Ancelotti's team made easy work of the 2023 Champions League winners.