Real Madrid 3-1 Manchester City Player Ratings: A Mbappe hat-trick seals a comprehensive win for Los Blancos

Real Madrid march into the Round of 16 in style, thanks to a hat-trick from Kylian Mbappe. A comprehensive 3-1 win over the Cityzens will now put them against Atletico Madrid or Bayer Leverkusen in the next round.

Ancelotti has made one change from the first leg against Manchester City. In defence, Rudiger comes into the side, replacing Camavinga. Meanwhile, Guardiola has made five changes from their previous Champions League clash, with Erling Haaland making the bench.

It was a dream start for Real Madrid as Asencio played a sensational pass over the top of the Man City defence, which Mbappe got on the end of it, and he lifted the ball over Ederson and into the goal. Real Madrid continued to trouble the defence and after a series of smart moves, Ancelotti’s men doubled their lead later in the half as Mbappe struck once again, cutting inside Gvardiol before firing into the bottom corner. It was a disappointing half for the visitors, getting only one shot the whole half.

With a huge mountain to climb, Manchester City had a big task cut out for them. But it was the hosts who were in complete control throughout the game. Real Madrid and Mbappe added a third goal to their tally for the night, after he bent a superb strike into the bottom corner. While it looked like everything was done, City got a consolation goal late in the game, as Marmoush was standing over a free-kick and he whipped a superb effort over the wall. It cannoned off the bar and fell straight to the feet of Nico, and the City midfielder tapped into an empty net.

Here are the Real Madrid vs Manchester City Player Ratings.

Real Madrid Player Ratings

GK- Thibaut Courtois – 6.5/10

An easy night for him, as he was not troubled by the City attackers at all. It was unfortunate to not end up with a clean sheet.

LB- Ferland Mendy – 6/10

An anonymous performance from him, but he was not tested at all by the attackers.

CB- Raul Asencio – 7.5/10

A fantastic pass from him over the defence of Manchester City for the opening goal was commendable.

CB- Antonio Rudiger – 6.5/10

A solid defensive performance on return, as he looked comfortable in the backline and recycled possession whenever needed.

RB- Fede Valverde – 7.5/10

An assist for the night as he played a simple pass into the feet of Mbappe, allowing him to get one-on-one with Foden before finding the back of the net.

CM- Dani Ceballos – 6/10

A decent outing for him, connecting the defence to attack whenever possible and controlling possession to sustain dominance.

CM- Aurelin Tchouameni – 7/10

On his return to midfield, he has looked composed with the ball at his feet and done well to recover possession too.

CM- Jude Bellingham – 7/10

Despite not getting an attacking return and getting booked, he was fantastic tonight, being unselfish whenever needed and playing some good passes.

LW- Vinicius Jr – 7/10

He was toying with the opposition defence, especially Khusanov. He was one of the reasons why the attack just clicked tonight.

ST- Kylian Mbappe – 9.5/10

An iconic performance, befitting a player of his stature. A hat-trick to seal the win on his own is truly marvelous stuff.

RW- Rodrygo – 7.5/10

A fantastic assist for Mbappe tonight and he looked threatening like usual. One of the brightest spots of the attack.

SUB- Eduardo Camavinga – 6/10

He was subbed in to sustain the dominance, and he did just that.

SUB- Brahim Diaz – 6/10

He offered some fresh legs into the game and provided rest to other attackers.

SUB- Luka Modric – 6/10

He came in to inject some additional energy into the midfield to sustain the dominance.

SUB- David Alaba – NA

A substitution late in the game just to kill some time off in added time.

SUB- Endrick -NA

He came in way too late in the game to make any kind of impact.

Manager- Carlo Ancelotti- 9/10

A fantastic, dominating result at home for him. His team were in complete control throughout the game and his substitutes carried on that dominance.

Manchester City Player Ratings

GK- Ederson – 5/10

With a shaky defence in front of him, he could not do anything to stop the wrath of Mbappe.

LB- Josko Gvardiol – 5/10

An embarrassing moment for him as he was sat down by Mbappe with a chopping move for the second goal

CB- Ruben Dias – 5/10

His missed header was the reason for the opening goal and he was pulled all over the place the whole match.

CB- John Stones – NA

He went down with an early injury and looked in discomfort, so he had to leave the pitch.

RB- Abdukodir Khusanov – 4/10

His biggest test since arriving last month as he was up against Vinicius Junior and he failed horribly.

CM- Nico Gonzalez – 6.5/10

His game was sloppy tonight, being loose when in possession and had to pay for it with a booking in the second half. A consolation goal late in the game for him did not soften the blow.

CM- Ilkay Gundogan – 5/10

He offered little cover to his teammates, got booked and had to be substituted in the second half.

LM- Bernardo Silva – 5.5/10

It was not one of the best nights for him, as he struggled to keep up with the intensity of the opposition’s midfield.

RM- Phil Foden – 6.5/10

He was predominantly occupied on the right flank to help out the struggling Khusanov. But he showed some moments of brilliance which came to nothing in the end.

ST- Omar Marmoush – 6.5/10

A lack of service for him made him completely toothless tonight, as he ended up with a single shot on target, way too late into the game.

ST- Savinho – 5.5/10

He played as a strike partner to Marmoush tonight and failed to make any sort of troubling impact on the opposition.

SUB- Nathan Aké – 5/10

He came in early in the game as a replacement for Stones, but he struggled to keep up with the attackers of the hosts.

SUB- Mateo Kovacic – 5/10

He failed to make any kind of impact as his side was constantly losing the midfield battle.

SUB- James McAtee – 5/10

A late appearance to shuffle things up, but nothing notable from him.

Manager- Pep Guardiola – 4/10

Another toothless display from his side, as they looked so disorganized on the pitch from defence to attack. It is truly a night to forget.

The Sportsdunia Player of the Match goes to Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe.