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Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid) smashed Manchester City by operating the 'Congratulatory God' mode.
Mbappe scored two goals in the first half, one goal in the second round of the knockout phase playoff, and three goals alone in the 2024-2025 season at Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid, Spain, on the 20th (Korea time), defeating Manchester City, which Nico González scored one goal back.
Real, who won 3-2 on the road in the first leg, beat Manchester City with a combined score of 6-3 to reach the round of 16. Mbappe tied up one goal in the first round of the play-off and presented his team with a one-man show in which they scored four goals in two games against Pep Guardiola's side.
He participated in the competition for the top scorer by scoring his fifth, sixth and seventh goals at once. The current top scorer is Dortmund's Serge Gira, who scored 10 goals. Erling Holan (Man City), who scored Mbappe's hat trick on the bench, tied for third in scoring with eight goals. Mbappe's total score for the season has increased to 27.
Real will face Bayer Leverkusen under coach Xavi Alonso in the round of 16.
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There was no '1% miracle' mentioned by Guardiola at the pre-press conference.
Real have pulled out three-top Vinicius Junior, Mbappe and Rodrigo, who coach Carlo Ancelotti is proud of. Jude Bellingham, Aurelien Tchouameni and Dani Sevayos played as three-middle, while Federico Valverde, Raul Asensio, Antonio Rudiger and Ferland Mendy set up four backs. Thibaut Courtois defended the goal.
In response, Omar Marmusi One-Top, Savinho, Bernardu Silva, and Phil Foden built a second line of attack. Niko González and Ilkay Gündoan played the midfield, and made four backs with Kusanov, John Stones, Ruben Dias and Josko Gvardiol. Ederson wore goalkeeper gloves. Man City have Hallan and Kevin De Bruyne on the bench with signs of injury.
Real led with Mbappe's first goal in the fourth minute of the first half. From the back, Asensio's long pass toward the opponent's door turned to Mbappe. A situation where Díaz failed to clear the header properly. Mbappe didn't miss it and stuck Ederson with a sensational lobbing shot. Total score 4-2.
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To make matters worse for Manchester City, Stones suddenly complained of injury and was replaced by Nathan Ake. In the 33rd minute of the first half, Mbappe scored an additional goal. Bellingham poked a space pass to Vinicius on the right. Vinicius gave the ball to Rodrigo in the middle of the box, who again sent a pass through the crotch of Kusanov towards Mbappe. Mbappe, who faced Ederson one-on-one in an instant with a perfect folding motion, scored with a calm right footed shot. The first half ended with Real leading 2-0.
There was no reversal in the second half. Mbappe received a pass from Valverde in the diagonal area to the right of the penalty area in the 16th minute. Mbappe, who peeled Foden off with a fake motion, broke the net again with a left-footed shot into the bottom left of the goal. Mbappe's one-man show left Man City stuck. The combined score was 6–2.
Man City benches and squads have lost motivation. James McAtee and Matteo Kovacic have been replaced. Guardiola didn't bother to put in Holan and The Bruyne. Real, who had some time to spare, replaced Mbappe and Sevayos with Brahim Díaz and Edouard Camavinga, respectively. In the 38th minute of the second half, Luca Modric was put in place of Chouameni. González scored one goal in extra time in the second half. Marmusi's free kick hit Courtois' body and González calmly pushed the ball out. As a result of operating the video reading system (VAR), the score was recognized as it was. But that was it. The game ended in a 3-1 victory for Real. Real's 'Champs DNA' was still there, and Mbappe, who had been La Liga's January player, remained at his peak with a hat-trick in about a month.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
