Agency, Jan 21: Real Madrid registered a commanding victory in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday night, while Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Manchester City both tasted defeat.
Playing at the Santiago Bernabéu, Real Madrid thrashed AS Monaco 6–1 in a dominant display. Kylian Mbappé starred for the hosts with a brace, while Vinícius Júnior, Jude Bellingham, and Franco Mastantuono each scored one goal. Madrid also benefited from an own goal by Monaco.
Madrid opened the scoring in the 5th minute, with Mbappé converting a pass from Federico Valverde. The French forward doubled the lead in the 26th minute after being set up by Vinícius Jr.
The second half saw Madrid completely take control. Mastantuono made it 3–0 in the 51st minute, again assisted by Vinícius. Just four minutes later, Monaco defender Thilo Kehrer turned the ball into his own net, extending Madrid’s lead to 4–0.
Vinícius Jr. then got on the scoresheet himself in the 63rd minute, finishing a pass from Arda Güler. Monaco pulled one back in the 72nd minute through Jordan Teze, but any hopes of a comeback were crushed when Jude Bellingham scored Madrid’s sixth goal in the 80th minute, following another assist from Valverde.
With this victory, Real Madrid move up to second place in the standings with 15 points from seven matches, while Monaco remain 20th with nine points.
In another match on the same night, Paris Saint-Germain suffered a 2–1 home defeat against Sporting CP.
Sporting’s Luis Suárez scored both goals for the Portuguese side, while Khvicha Kvaratskhelia netted the lone goal for PSG.
Sporting climb to sixth place with 13 points from seven matches, while PSG, also on 13 points, sit just behind in fifth due to goal difference.
Meanwhile, Manchester City were beaten 3–1 away by Bodø/Glimt. Kasper Waarts Høgh scored twice for the Norwegian side, with Jens Petter Hauge adding another. City’s only goal came from Rayan Cherki.
Following the result, Bodø/Glimt move up to 27th place with six points, while Manchester City remain seventh with 13 points from seven games.
