Madrid: Spain's Real Madrid crushed Monaco 6-1 in the seventh round of the Champions League. The match took place in Madrid, APA reports.
According to Azeri-Press News Agency, the winners' goals were scored by Kylian Mbapp© in the 5th and 26th minutes, Franco Mastantuono in the 51st minute, Vinicius in the 63rd minute, and Jude Bellingham in the 80th minute. An own goal by Monaco defender Thilo Kehrer in the 55th minute further added to Monaco's woes. Jordan Thes© managed to score a consolation goal for Monaco in the 72nd minute.
Monaco's Russian midfielder Aleksandr Golovin was part of the starting lineup and was substituted in the 84th minute. Mbapp©'s performance was particularly noteworthy as he scored his 11th goal in the Champions League main stage, matching Cristiano Ronaldo's record. It is notable that Mbapp© is a product of Monaco's youth system and played for the team from 2015 to 2018, winning the French championship during his time there.
In the current standings, Real Madrid holds 15 points and is positioned second, while Monaco is 20th with 9 points. In the final round, Real Madrid will face Portuguese Benfica away, and Monaco will host Italian Juventus. These matches are scheduled for January 28.
On the same game day, other results included a draw between Danish Copenhagen and Italian Napoli (1:1), a victory for English Tottenham over German Borussia Dortmund (2:0), a win for Greek Olympiacos against German Bayer (2:0), and Dutch Ajax defeating Spanish Villarreal (2:1).