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Kylian Mbappe delivered a masterclass at the Bernabeu, his stunning hat-trick powering Real Madrid to a commanding victory over Manchester City and securing their place in the Champions League last 16. Pep Guardiola's side, already trailing 3-2 from the first leg, saw their hopes extinguished within four minutes as Mbappe's exquisite lob, set up by Raul Asencio, extended Real Madrid's aggregate lead.
City, with Erling Haaland only fit enough for the bench, saw their plight worsen moments after Mbappe's opener when they lost defender John Stones to injury. And City's earliest Champions League exit since they failed to get out of the group in 2012-13 edged closer when Mbappe showed brilliant close control to wrong-foot Josko Gvardiol before beating Ederson after 33 minutes.
The France forward's third came just after the hour with a low shot as City subsided, barely laying a glove on Real all night as they were outclassed.
City pulled a goal back when Nico Gonzalez turned in his first goal for the club after Omar Marmoush's free-kick hit the bar, but it was no consolation on a desperate night for the reigning Premier League champions.
It was a chastening experience for Guardiola, whose discomfort was particularly relished by Real's fans because of his old Barcelona allegiances, as he faces a mammoth task to rebuild and restore City to Europe's top table.
Guardiola admitted Manchester City would have to suffer at the Bernabeu - and no-one seemed to be suffering more than the man who must rebuild this fallen side after this dismal defeat.
They were dealt a bitter blow before kick-off when Haaland failed to recover fully from the knee injury he picked up against Newcastle United on Saturday, robbing his manager of his main attacking threat.
Jude Bellingham cruised through the game, while Real keeper Thibaut Courtois was almost a spectator.
