By SCM Sports Writer At the Bernabéu
REAL MADRID truly put the ‘Royal’ in Real last night as they dismantled AS Monaco in a 6-1 Champions League destruction that felt more like a training session than a contest.
In a week where Alvaro Arbeloa’s men have been hounded by the Madrid press after a shock Copa del Rey exit, the European Kings responded the only way they know how—by unleashing their terrifying arsenal of superstars.
KYLIAN MBAPPE haunted his former club, bagging a clinical first-half brace.
He took just five minutes to silence the traveling French fans, slotting home an exquisite opener before doubling the lead on 26 minutes with a tap-in that was served on a silver platter by the night’s real architect.
If Mbappe provided the finish, VINICIUS JR provided the magic.
The Brazilian was in “Joga Bonito” mode,
terrorizing the Monaco defense with a performance that earned him a standing ovation from a Bernabéu crowd that had been whistling him only days ago.
Vini turned provider for Mbappe and later for Argentine wonderkid FRANCO MASTANTUONO, who bagged his first-ever Champions League goal. But the highlight of the night belonged to Vini himself in the 63rd minute—a physics-defying rocket into the top corner that left the keeper clutching at thin air.
Not to be left out of the party, England’s golden boy JUDE BELLINGHAM put the cherry on top.
After FEDE VALVERDE put in a tireless shift at right-back, the Uruguayan found Jude in the 80th minute.
Bellingham danced past Monaco’s Köhn with the swagger of a man who knows the trophy usually ends up in his cabinet.
Monaco’s Jordan Teze managed a consolation strike to ruin Thibaut Courtois’ clean sheet, but by then, the French side were already under the turf.
Real are through, the stars are shining, and the rest of Europe should be very, very afraid.
