Champions League Talking Points as Kylian Mbappe Leaves Pep Guardiola's Manchester City Comfortably Numb At Santiago Bernabeu
Erling Haaland benched, Ruben Dias left on the floor and Josko Gvardiol ended up sliding - Kylian Mbappe co-directed a magical night with Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday. Mercurial Mbappe fired a stunning hat-trick to dump Pep Guardiola's Manchester City out of the UEFA Champions League as the record-time winners made a mockery of the blockbuster tie at home. Madrid's 3-1 triumph over the English Premier League holders sanctioned Guardiola's first exit from the elite competition before the traditional round of 16 phase.


