Real Madrid forward, Kylian Mbappe, has said he wants to face Atletico Madrid or Bayer Leverkusen next in the Champions League.

Mbappe was speaking after netting a hat-trick as Madrid beat Manchester City 3-1 on Wednesday night.

Los Blancos progressed into the Round of 16 with a 6-3 aggregate.


Atletico have impressed this season and sit in third place in the La Liga table – just one point behind joint leaders Real Madrid and Barcelona.

Diego Simeone’s men automatically qualified for the Champions League knockout stages. Leverkusen also finished in the top-eight.

Mbappe said: “It was a great performance. I want to make history with this club and these teammates.

“Bayer Leverkusen or Atleti next? Both difficult but I prefer Atleti, so we save ourselves a trip!”


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