Real Madrid swept Manchester City apart to qualify for the Champions League final 16 on Wednesday, whereas Paris Saint-Germain rubber-stamped their spot within the subsequent spherical by thrashing French rivals Brest. Kylian Mbappe struck twice within the first half earlier than finishing his hat-trick on the hour on the Santiago Bernabeu because the European champions received the return leg of the play-off tie 3-1 to finish a 6-3 mixture victory. “I stated it (earlier than), I did not come to Real Madrid to play badly,” Mbappe instructed Movistar. “Making my dream come true is one factor, however I need to play nicely right here, mark an period and make historical past at Real Madrid.”
Carlo Ancelotti’s facet will face both metropolis rivals Atletico Madrid or Bayer Leverkusen, coached by former Real midfielder Xabi Alonso, within the final 16, for which the draw will made on Friday.
“The greatest workforce received, they should be there and we do not,” stated City boss Pep Guardiola.
After two late objectives final week swung the stability significantly in Madrid’s favour, City suffered one other blow earlier than kick-off in Spain with Erling Haaland solely thought of match sufficient to start out on the bench.
Mbappe padded Madrid’s benefit with a fourth-minute lob, squeezing in between Ruben Dias and John Stones as he latched on to Raul Asencio’s lengthy ball and lifted his effort over City goalkeeper Ederson.
The France striker rounded off a flowing workforce transfer with a pointy end for Madrid’s second of the sport, finishing his hat-trick with a crisp left-footed shot from the sting of the realm.Â
Nico Gonzalez netted a comfort in stoppage time for City after Omar Marmoush’s highly effective free-kick got here again off the crossbar.
The lone actual disappointment on the night time for Madrid was a yellow card for Jude Bellingham that can rule the England midfielder out of the primary leg of the final 16.
For City, the main focus will swap to easily securing a spot in subsequent season’s Champions League after a disastrous home marketing campaign for a workforce that received the final 4 Premier League titles.Â
“It’s been our worst 12 months… we have been an unbelievable workforce and this 12 months, for a lot of causes, now we have misplaced that consistency,” stated Guardiola.
PSG demolished Brest 7-0 on the Parc des Princes as objectives from seven completely different gamers propelled the in-form French champions to a 10-0 win over each legs.
Bradley Barcola and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scored within the first half to get rid of any small doubts for the hosts, who confirmed no mercy with Vitinha, Desire Doue, Nuno Mendes, Goncalo Ramos and Senny Mayulu additionally on track.
It was PSG’s file profitable margin in a European recreation. They scored simply three objectives of their first 5 Champions League matches this season, however have discovered the online 21 occasions in 5 outings since then.
“I believe we’re exhibiting that profitable every thing is feasible,” Kvaratskhelia instructed Canal Plus. “We come into each recreation to win and naturally that’s our aim and our dream. We will put every thing into that.”
Luis Enrique’s males go on to a blockbuster conflict with Liverpool or Barcelona, whereas Brest’s first-ever European marketing campaign resulted in sorry trend in opposition to a membership they haven’t overwhelmed in 40 years.Â
“It is fairly shameful to exit this manner. To lose 7-0 is an excessive amount of. Yes Paris are an awesome workforce and I hope they go all the best way, however to lose 7-0 is unacceptable,” stated Brest midfielder Pierre Lees-Melou.
PSV Eindhoven knocked out Juventus 4-3 on mixture after additional time, overturning a first-leg deficit with a 3-1 win within the Netherlands.
Timothy Weah cancelled out Ivan Perisic’s opener for PSV, however the hosts compelled a further half-hour with a aim from Ismael Saibari.
Defender Ryan Flamingo turned in from shut vary within the 98th minute to ship PSV by means of on the expense of Thiago Motta’s Juventus, with Arsenal or Inter Milan awaiting the Dutch facet subsequent month.
Borussia Dortmund progressed after a goalless draw at house to Portugal’s Sporting Lisbon sealed a 3-0 general victory.
The competitors’s main scorer Serhou Guirassy missed a second-half penalty but it surely mattered for nothing in the long run as final season’s runners-up have been not often troubled by Sporting.
Dortmund’s reward is a last-16 tie in opposition to Aston Villa or Lille.Â
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