Kylian Mbappe Shines as Real Madrid Hammer Monaco 6-0 in Champions League showdown

21 January, 2026: In front of a packed crowd of 73,599 fans, Real Madrid delivered a dominant performance against Monaco at the Estadio Bernabéu in a UEFA Champions League clash. The big win strengthened Madrid’s hopes of reaching the last 16. The 15-time European champions were full of confidence after their 2-0 La Liga win over Levante and secured their second win in a row, putting their recent Super Cup final defeat to Barcelona on January 12 behind them.

The match marked Álvaro Arbeloa’s first Champions League game as Real Madrid coach, and his team gave him a night to remember. Kylian Mbappé scored the opening goal in the fifth minute. Former Monaco player Franco Mastantuono then continued to trouble his old club with dangerous runs down the right side and helped create chances before Mbappé found the net.

Mastantuono joined Monaco at the age of 14 in 2013 and has since enjoyed success against them. He has now scored 13 goals in 15 games versus Monaco while playing for PSG and Real Madrid. In this match, he scored in the 51st minute to put Real Madrid 3-0 ahead.

Mbappé extends his lead as top Champions League scorer

Kylian Mbappé continued his fine form in the UEFA Champions League by scoring his 11th goal of the competition in the 26th minute, doubling Real Madrid’s lead. The French star once again proved his importance as Madrid stayed in full control of the match.

🏁 FT: @RealMadridEN 6-1 @AS_Monaco_EN
⚽ 5' @KMbappe
⚽ 26' @KMbappe
⚽ 51' Mastantuono
⚽ 55' Kehrer (OG)
⚽ 63' @vinijr
⚽ 72' Teze
⚽ 80' @BellinghamJude pic.twitter.com/HaVS1yEfKA

— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) January 20, 2026

Vinícius Jr shines as Madrid runs riot

In the second half, Vinícius Jr took charge of the game. He helped create the third goal as Franco found the net, and just four minutes later, his low cross forced Monaco defender Thilo Kehrer to score an own goal. Vinícius capped off an excellent performance by smashing in the fifth goal in the 63rd minute. Jude Bellingham then joined the scoring, netting his first goal of 2026.

Madrid strengthen their position as Monaco struggles

Monaco managed to score a consolation goal in the 72nd minute, but they still suffered a heavy 6-1 defeat. With this victory, Real Madrid moved up to second place in the standings, behind leaders Arsenal, who have won all seven of their matches. Monaco, meanwhile, dropped to 20th place, with only two wins from seven games.

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