Real Madrid vs Manchester City was a Kylian Mbappe show, with Los Blancos winning 3-1 at the Bernabeu. Carlo Ancelotti's side progressed to the Round of 16 with

Real Madrid advanced to the Champions League last 16 with a 3-1 victory — and a 6-3 aggregate win — against Manchester City on Wednesday night. Madrid started the game in excellent fashion, with Kylian Mbappe latching onto a long ball over the top in the fourth minute before lobbing Ederson in the City goal.

Real Madrid have won the away first leg of a European tie on 40 occasions. If Pep Guardiola wants a sense of how hard the task ahead of them is it is perhaps encapsulated in one statistic -- only on two of the previous 39 occasions have Los Merengues been eliminated from European competition.

Kylian Mbappé had his best night so far in a Real Madrid shirt on Wednesday as his hat-trick propelled Los Blancos to a 3-1 win – 6-3 on aggregate – over Manchester City and into the Champions League round of 16.

Madrid and City played out a thrilling play-off first leg last week. They meet again on Wednesday with the rivalry as strong as ever

The match is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. EST and will be broadcast exclusively on Paramount+. Fans looking to watch can do so through Paramount+, which offers exclusive live streams and on-demand replays of all UEFA Champions League matches along with a free trial when you sign up.

The second Champions League playoff match between Real Madrid and Manchester City will be played at Carlo Ancelotti’s team’s home ground. Specifically, the Santiago Bernabéu stadium, with a capacity for 78,297 spectators, will be the venue chosen for this match.

Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid and Pep Guardoila’s Manchester City are playing each other in the Champions League again—and it’s become a multidimensional rivalry.

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A comparison of the time taken by Kylian Mbappé and Cristiano Ronaldo to net their respective first European hat-tricks for La Liga giants Real Madrid has on Friday been forthcoming.This of course