Sports News of Thursday, 20 February 2025
Source: www.ghanawebbers.com
Real Madrid secured their spot in the Champions League last 16 with a dominant 3-1 win over Manchester City at the Santiago Bernabeu, completing a 6-3 aggregate victory.
After a dramatic first-leg comeback, they needed only to avoid defeat but pushed forward early.
Kylian Mbappé opened the scoring within four minutes, lobbing Ederson after a long ball from Raul Asencio.
He doubled the lead after a slick team move involving Rodrygo, then completed his hat-trick with a curling strike in the 61st minute.
Despite Nico Gonzalez scoring a late consolation for City, Real Madrid’s triumph was sealed.
They now await either Atletico Madrid or Bayer Leverkusen in the next round, with the draw taking place later this week.