Mbappe's triple treat

French star hammers home his third Champions League hat-trick to propel Real past City and into last 16

Updated: 2025-02-21 10:17
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Kylian Mbappe reacts to completing his brilliant hat-trick for Champions League holder Real Madrid in a 3-1 playoff win over Manchester City on Wednesday, helping Los Blancos reach the next round of the competition. AGENCIE

Seven heaven for PSG

Meanwhile, Mbappe's former outfit PSG demolished Brest 7-0 at the Parc des Princes, as goals from seven different players propelled the in-form French champion to a 10-0 aggregate win.

Bradley Barcola and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scored in the first half to eliminate any lingering doubts over the outcome of the tie, as the host showed no mercy with Vitinha, Desire Doue, Nuno Mendes, Goncalo Ramos and Senny Mayulu also on target.

It was a record winning margin for PSG in a European game. It scored just three goals in its first five Champions League matches this season, but has found the net 21 times in five outings since then.

"I think we are showing that winning everything is possible," Kvaratskhelia told Canal Plus. "We come into every game to win, and, of course, that is our goal and our dream. We will put everything into that."

Luis Enrique's men go on to a blockbuster clash with Liverpool or Barcelona, while Brest's first-ever European campaign ended in sorry fashion against a club it has not beaten in 40 years.

"It is pretty shameful to go out this way. To lose 7-0 is too much. Yes Paris are a great team and I hope they go all the way, but to lose 7-0 is unacceptable," said Brest midfielder Pierre Lees-Melou.

PSV Eindhoven knocked out Juventus 4-3 on aggregate after extra time, overturning a first-leg deficit with a 3-1 win in the Netherlands.

Timothy Weah canceled out Ivan Perisic's opener for PSV, but the host forced an additional 30 minutes with a goal from Ismael Saibari.

Defender Ryan Flamingo turned in from close range in the 98th minute to send PSV through at the expense of Thiago Motta's Juventus, with Arsenal or Inter Milan awaiting the Dutch side next month.

Borussia Dortmund progressed after a goalless draw at home to Portugal's Sporting Lisbon sealed a 3-0 aggregate victory.

The competition's leading scorer Serhou Guirassy missed a second-half penalty, but it counted for nothing in the end, as last season's runner-up was rarely troubled by Sporting. Dortmund's reward is a last-16 tie against Aston Villa or Lille.

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