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VIDEO: Kylian Mbappe sits Josko Gvardiol down before bagging second Real Madrid goal & BRUTALLY trolling Man City defender with cheeky celebration as Los Blancos run away with Champions League play-off

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<p>The Frenchman was slotted through by Rodrygo but still had plenty to do. After skilfully turning inside Josko Gvardiol and leaving the City defender on the ground, he <a href="https://x.com/CBSSportsGolazo/status/1892313291369693449" target="_blank">calmly struck the ball home</a> to make it 2-0 to Madrid on the night and 5-2 on aggregate. In his celebration, he seemed to point at the floored defender and made a hand gesture mocking Gvardiol's desperate slide that failed to stop him.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It's the Mbappé show 🍿<br><br>The forward sits Gvardiol down to score his second of the night 😳<br><br>📺 <a href="https://twitter.com/tntsports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@tntsports</a> &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/discoveryplusUK?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@discoveryplusUK</a> <a href="https://t.co/sZPyfyX4Lc">pic.twitter.com/sZPyfyX4Lc</a></p>— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) <a href="https://twitter.com/footballontnt/status/1892312781585572305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 19, 2025</a></blockquote>
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<p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A mesmerising team move finished cooly by Kylian Mbappé 🥶 <a href="https://t.co/6aQpfKzSTT">pic.twitter.com/6aQpfKzSTT</a></p>— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) <a href="https://twitter.com/CBSSportsGolazo/status/1892313291369693449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 19, 2025</a></blockquote>
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<p>Mbappe's goal left City 2-0 down at the break and staring down the barrel of an early Champions League exit. Guardiola's team simply doesn't look capable of competing with Europe's elite, and throughout this season they've <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/pep-guardiola-smelt-man-city-s-struggles-coming-admits-they-won-t-be-back-until-next-season/blt00fb7024c354746c" target="_blank">struggled to hit back</a> after falling behind even against far less talented outfits. If they're going to start showing a more steely side, now's the time to do it.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Real Madrid's goal-scorer faced plenty of criticism for his performance in the first leg of this tie, but <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/ballon-dor-season-begun-kylian-mbappe-not-vinicius-real-madrid-leading-contender/blt7bf44ed2cc0c923b#cs55bf3d05e43ee1a6" target="_blank">he's more than made up for it at the Bernabeu</a>, scoring twice and leading the home side's charge against a beleaguered City side that is struggling domestically and now looks set to crash out of the Champions League.</p>

WHAT NEXT FOR MBAPPE?

VIDEO: Kylian Mbappe sits Josko Gvardiol down before bagging second Real Madrid goal & BRUTALLY trolling Man City defender with cheeky celebration as Los Blancos run away with Champions League play-off | Goal.com

Kylian Mbappe killed Man City&apos;s hopes of Champions League progression with an outrageously cool finish in the play-off second leg for Real Madrid.

VIDEO: Kylian Mbappe sits Josko Gvardiol down before bagging second Real Madrid goal &amp; BRUTALLY trolling Man City defender with cheeky celebration as Los Blancos run away with Champions League play-off

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