On Wednesday, in the second leg of the Champions League playoff, Real Madrid triumphed over Manchester City 3 - 1 at the boisterous Santiago Bernabéu stadium. Kylian Mbappé was the star of the show, netting a hat trick. This result ensured Real Madrid a 6 - 3 aggregate victory, propelling them into the last 16 of the competition.

As the reigning champions from last year, Real Madrid's next opponent will be either Bayer Leverkusen or their city rivals Atlético Madrid. The matchup will be determined by Friday's draw as they aim to add a record - extending 16th Champions League title to their collection.

For Manchester City's coach, Pep Guardiola, this marked an unprecedented moment in his celebrated career. It was the first time that one of his teams in the Champions League failed to progress to the round of 16.

Mbappé commented, "It was an ideal night. Given our strength at home, it's only natural that Real Madrid advanced to the last 16 of the Champions League. It's extremely rewarding to bring such happiness to our fans."

Real Madrid didn't need to exert excessive effort to overcome their struggling opponents. Manchester City, who had been a dominant force under Guardiola in previous years, looked a pale imitation of their former selves. They couldn't manage a single shot on target in the first half.

Having already lost the first leg 3 - 2 at home, Manchester City's situation worsened an hour before kick - off. They were forced to announce a starting lineup without their leading striker, Erling Haaland, who had sustained a knee injury over the weekend.

Already 3-2 down after a first-leg defeat at home, City's task became even harder an hour before kickoff when they announced a starting 11 without leading striker Erling Haaland, who suffered a knee injury over the weekend.

With City looking clueless and out of ideas, Madrid took full control of proceedings and never looked under threat.

Mbappé opened the scoring with Real's first attack in the fourth minute, taking advantage of another massive blunder by City's defence when captain Rúben Dias missed his header and left the French forward free to lob over the onrushing Éderson.

Mbappé scored again in the 33rd minute with a close-range strike after a humiliating cutback that left defender Josko Gvardiol on the floor.

Real kept piling on the pressure -- and wasting chances -- against Pep Guardiola's struggling team. Mbappé scored his third in the 61st minute with a left-footed strike from the edge of the box just inside Éderson's right post.

Manchester City scored a compensation goal at the death with Nico Gonzalez converting a rebound after Omar Marmoush's free kick bounced off the crossbar, but it did little to tarnish a fantastic night for the Spaniards.