Overview
- Real Madrid beat Manchester City 3-0 at the Santiago Bernabéu in the Champions League round-of-16 first leg.
- Federico Valverde scored three first-half goals to give Madrid a commanding advantage in the tie.
- Kylian Mbappé missed the match with a left knee sprain but watched from the stands and celebrated each Madrid goal.
- Recent footage showed Mbappé doing gym work and running during rehabilitation in Madrid after examinations in Paris.
- Arbeloa said Mbappé is feeling much better and that the club is monitoring his progress day by day ahead of next week’s return leg.