Ancelotti suggested Mbappe could reach Ronaldo's heights after his hat-trick against Manchester City, but is that fanciful?

Kylian Mbappé's first Champions League campaign for Real Madrid has been full of must-see goals throughout the league phase and knockout phase playoffs. Mbappé might have gotten off to a slow start in his early months at Real Madrid,

Kylian Mbappé scored a hat trick, Erling Haaland stayed on the bench injured and Real Madrid has dumped Manchester City out of the Champions League.

In a crucial week in Real Madrid’s season, Kylian Mbappe stepped up to the plate. The 26-year-old scored on his derby debut against Atletico Madrid — he had missed this season’s first meeting between the city rivals in September with a thigh injury — and played a key role as Carlo Ancelotti’s team pushed for a winner at the Bernabeu.

Manchester City crashed out of the Champions League at the hands (er, feet) of Kylian Mbappe, who bagged a breathtaking hat trick in the second leg on Wednesday.

Kylian Mbappe has declared his “adaptation period” at Real Madrid is over - and Manchester City can confirm that is most certainly the case. Pep Guardiola’s side were dumped out of the Champions League by Real Madrid on Wednesday and Mbappe was their chief tormentor.

Madrid: Kylian Mbappe’s hat-trick against Manchester City propelled Real Madrid into the Champions League last 16 on Wednesday and him to a new personal high with Los Blancos. This was the kind of night the French superstar dreamed of,