Mbappe's hat-trick, champion Real Madrid beat Manchester City 3-1 and knocked them out

With a brilliant hat-trick by star player Kylian Mbappe, defending champion Real Madrid made it to the last-16 round of the UEFA Champions League football tournament. Real Madrid defeated Manchester City 3-1 in the knockout round playoff's second leg, hosted last night. Real Madrid also won 3-2 in the first leg. In such a circumstance, Real Madrid went a step ahead to hold the title by gaining the overall score of 6-3. Alongside, Manchester City could not progress to the last-16 since 2012-13.

Real Madrid's team remained undefeated at the hands of Manchester City in the last eight years. Real Madrid and Manchester City clashed in a total of four matches in the last eight years and Real Madrid won two and drew two. In the meanwhile, 16 total encounters between the two teams so far have been held. Real Madrid won six, lost five, and drew five in this.

Kylian Mbappe alone dominated the Manchester City team and scored all three goals. Mbappe gave the lead in the fourth minute of the match. After this, he scored goals in the 33rd and 61st minutes to give the team victory.

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) defeated Stade Brestois 7-0 in a one-sided manner in the second leg of the knockout round playoff. PSG won 3-0 in the first leg and thus made it to the last-16 with a record score of 10-0. This is PSG's biggest win in the knockout of the UEFA Champions League.

Seven players scored goals for PSG in the second leg. In this way, PSG has become the first team in the history of the tournament in which seven players have scored goals.