What will hurt most of all is the inevitability. Manchester City are out of the Champions League – that was not unexpected after the first leg of this play-off – but what was shocking was just how little fight they put up.

While things are looking up for Kylian Mbappe in Spain, a different story is unfolding back home in France—one that has now forced him into action.

Report as Kylian Mbappe opened the scoring inside four minutes for Real Madrid, adding his second before half-time; Mbappe completed his hat-trick with a low finish in the second half; Nico Gonzalez scored a late consolation for Man City,