Valverde hits first-half hat-trick as Real Madrid beat Man City
Real Madrid's ruthless dismissal of Manchester City encapsulated 24 hours in which the Premier League's self-styled reputation as the best in the world suffered heavy damage.
City have a monumental job on their hands as they endured a similar – albeit less farcical – fate to Spurs, who lost 5-2 to Atletico Madrid in the Spanish capital 24 hours earlier.
Federico Valverde's brilliant first-half hat-trick puts Real firmly in control with a 3-0 advantage before the second leg of this last-16 tie, completing a sobering set of results for the Premier League's teams, who all have work to do to maintain their interest in Europe's elite competition.
Chelsea fell apart in the second half as they were beaten by the same scoreline as Spurs at the hands of holders Paris St-Germain, while Liverpool lost 1-0 to Galatasaray and Arsenal and Newcastle both drew with Bayer Leverkusen and Barcelona respectively.
