The reporter reported coldly With a 3-2 win away to Manchester City in the first leg, Real Madrid fans are not worried about the Galaxy Fleet capsizing at home, after all, Real Madrid have won 39 away games in European knockout rounds, and as many as 37 times have finally qualified, only two misses. The 3-1 in the second leg naturally did not disappoint Real Madrid fans, but what surprised Mbappe even more at the Bernabeu Stadium was that Mbappe scored a hat-trick for Real Madrid for the first time in the Champions League, making this Champions League night a veritable "Mbappe night". Mbappe, who was questioned in the first half of the season, has finally proven himself in Real Madrid's most important competition.

Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola, who lost 3-1 to Real Madrid and went out 3-6 on aggregate, admitted after the game that this was the "best Real Madrid" he had ever seen. And Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti, who beat Pep Guardiola twice, is "cooling down" Mbappe, who scored a hat trick, believing that Mbappe still has a long way to go to reach the height of Ronaldo. But as the Spanish newspaper Marca put it: "Mbappe's night" proves that this is exactly why the French superstar joined Real Madrid. Both Real Madrid and Mbappe both need to succeed in the Champions League, and Mbappe has finally achieved his first goal - to score a hat-trick in the Champions League in his first season at Real Madrid.

"Marca" believes that after half a year of running-in, facing the Champions League champion Manchester City two years ago at home, Real Madrid's efficiency, accuracy, attitude and style have shown a huge advantage against Pep Guardiola's team that has never been there - Mbappe in the center forward position, allowing people to see the shadow of the next superstar of the Galaxy Fleet.

In the opening four minutes, Real Madrid centre-back Raul Asensio made a long pass from the back, Ruben Dias rose to the top, and Mbappe fired a shot from outside the box to give Real Madrid a dream start. In the 33rd minute, Real Madrid's new trident played a wonderful combination, Vinicius changed to the right side to break through the cross, Rodrygo made the ball to Mbappe on the left, and the latter deftly dipped Gvardiol in the penalty area to score twice. In the 61st minute, when Manchester City seemed to see hope of scoring, Mbappe scored a hat-trick with a low shot from near the line of the penalty area.

Although Gonzalez's stoppage-time strike saved City face, the Santiago Bernabeu became a sea of celebrations for Mbappe's night.

Mbappe scored a hat-trick in the Champions League in his first season at Real Madrid, an achievement that even Ronaldo could not do. Among the superstars of the three phases of the Galaxy Fleet before and after Real Madrid, only the "alien" Ronaldo has achieved this achievement before. Coincidentally, Ronaldo's hat-trick in April 2003 was also scored against Manchester United, albeit away from Manchester United. If it weren't for Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson playing well, Mbappe might even have scored a solo five. So far, Mbappe has scored 7 goals in 10 appearances in Real Madrid's first season in the Champions League, which is the second person in Real Madrid after Ronaldo, and the "alien" Ronaldo has only scored 6 goals in his first season.

Mbappe's performances are getting better for Real Madrid: before the Athletic Bilbao game on December 4 last year, he scored just 10 goals in 20 appearances for Real Madrid, so he was questioned and even sought help from a psychiatrist. But since then, Mbappe has scored 18 goals in 18 games, an average of one goal per game that is equal to the stats of a superstar like Melo. Mbappe has scored 28 goals in 37 games in his first season at Real Madrid, compared to a third of Real Madrid's season. In contrast, the "alien" Ronaldo scored 29 goals in 43 games in Real Madrid's first season, only one goal more than Mbappe, who has at least 20 games left in the season, and Ronaldo's 33 goals in 35 games in Real Madrid's first season, which is more efficient than Mbappe, who is slower to integrate, which is also the motivation that the French star needs to continue to improve.

Mbappe has scored seven goals against Manchester City in the Champions League, equaling Messi as the "blue moon nemesis". He is also the first player to bother Manchester City in both legs of a Champions League knockout round. He was also the first player to score a hat-trick against Pep Guardiola's side, the first player in Champions League history to score three goals in a single game at both the Santiago Bernabeu and Camp Nou. At just 26 years old, Mbappe has been involved in 500 goals (358 goals + 142 assists) in his career, compared to only 31 (28 goals + 3 assists) belonging to Real Madrid, but no one doubts that Mbappe will hit Real Madrid's next ambitious goal of 500 goals.

Carlo Ancelotti insisted on playing Mbappe as a central striker, and the Frenchman played as a central striker 95 per cent of the time this season, much higher than during the Paris period (66.5 per cent), and was rewarded handsomely. Real Madrid's trident has finally gradually formed a tacit understanding, and the cross-position and the system with Mbappe as the core have been basically established. Real Madrid scored a total of 35 shots against Manchester City, which is the record number of shots scored in two legs in Real Madrid's Champions League history, which shows Ancelotti's success in adjusting Mbappe. The Spanish media even lamented after the game: Compared with the media's tolerance for Pep Guardiola, who delivered the worst answer in his coaching career this season, Ancelotti has endured too much criticism this season.