Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola had no explanation for yet another late-game collapse as his team lost 3-2 at home to Real Madrid in the Champions League playoffs on Tuesday to leave their campaign hanging by a thread ahead of the second leg.

Coach Carlo Ancelotti is not buying Manchester City rival Pep Guardiola's suggestion that his own side has only a 1% chance of eliminating Real Madrid in the Champions League playoffs on Wednesday.

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. Mbappé's stellar trio of goals in the fourth, 33rd and 61st minutes in a 3-1 win padded Madrid's lead to 6-3 on aggregate in their knockout playoff.

Coach Carlo Ancelotti is not buying Manchester City rival Pep Guardiola’s suggestion that his own side has only a 1% chance of eliminating Real Madrid in the Champions League playoffs on Wednesday. Madrid rallied late to beat City 3-2 in the first leg last week in England to seize control ahead of its home match at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

Manchester City fans taunted Real Madrid and Vinicius Junior ahead of their Champions League playoff by unfurling a giant banner of Rodri kissing the Ballon d'Or. The Spain midfielder was voted the best player in the world last year ahead of Madrid forward Vinicius Junior.

Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe checks on the condition of Manchester City's Manuel Akanji after he picked up an injury during the Champions League playoff first leg soccer match betw

Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe, left, runs to celebrate after socring his sides first goal during the Champions League playoff first leg soccer match between Manchester City and Real Madrid at

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Kylian Mbappé stole the show with a brilliant hat-trick as Real Madrid cruised past Manchester City, strolling to a 3-0 win (6-2 on aggregate) in the Champions

Madrid and City played out a thrilling play-off first leg last week. They meet again on Wednesday with the rivalry as strong as ever