Mbappe's hat-trick sinks Man City as Madrid cruise into UCL round of 16

Real Madrid swept Manchester City aside to qualify for the Champions League last 16 on Wednesday

Kylian Mbappe struck twice in the first half before completing his hat-trick on the hour at the Santiago Bernabeu as the European champions won the return leg of the playoff tie 3-1 to complete a 6-3 aggregate victory.

"I said it (before), I didn't come to Real Madrid to play badly," Mbappe told Movistar.

"Making my dream come true is one thing, but I want to play well here, mark an era and make history at Real Madrid."

Carlo Ancelotti's side will face either city rivals Atletico Madrid or Bayer Leverkusen, coached by former Real midfielder Xabi Alonso, in the last 16, for which the draw will made on Friday.

"The best team won, they deserve to be there and we don't," said City boss Pep Guardiola.

After two late goals last week swung the balance considerably in Madrid's favour, City suffered another blow before kick-off in Spain with Erling Haaland only considered fit enough to start on the bench.

Mbappe padded Madrid's advantage with a fourth-minute lob, squeezing in between Ruben Dias and John Stones as he latched onto Raul Asencio's long ball and lifted his effort over City goalkeeper Ederson.

The France striker rounded off a flowing team move with a sharp finish for Madrid's second of the game, completing his hat-trick with a crisp left-footed shot from the edge of the area.

Nico Gonzalez netted a consolation in stoppage time for City after Omar Marmoush's powerful free-kick came back off the crossbar.

The lone real disappointment on the night for Madrid was a yellow card for Jude Bellingham that will rule the England midfielder out of the first leg of the last 16.

For City, the focus will switch to simply securing a place in next season's Champions League after a disastrous domestic campaign for a team that won the last four Premier League titles.

"It's been our worst year ... we've been an incredible team and this year, for many reasons, we have lost that consistency," said Guardiola.