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Mbappé wasn’t finished; the Real Madrid forward added another two beautifully taken goals in a merciless individual display.

In a competition that has, in the last decade, become essentially Real Madrid v Everyone Else (with Madrid leading 5-4 since 2015-16) the other 15 sides still in the perspex bowl for Friday’s last-16 draw must contemplate how to beat the defending champions, who have found a way to get the best out of their new superstar striker.

Aston Villa and Liverpool are also in the hat for the last 16.



They met away from the Bigger Cup spotlight on Wednesday night, playing out a Premier League thriller at Villa Park.

Getting turned over by Real Madrid and Liverpool inside a week, their former arch-rivals in Bigger Cup and the Premier League respectively, would be a sad indictment of City’s stark regression this season.

While Villa and Liverpool went toe-to-toe until the final bell, Guardiola’s latest battle with Real Madrid felt like a rematch too far.

City’s Premier League reign is over, but they at least have another chance to climb off the canvas and deliver a telling blow in the title race.