Trent Alexander-Arnold Hails Real Madrid’s Stunning Win Over Man City

‎Trent Alexander-Arnold said Real Madrid proved many doubters wrong after their commanding 3–0 win over Manchester City in Wednesday’s Champions League clash.

A first-half hat-trick from Federico Valverde sealed a dominant last-16 first-leg victory at the Santiago Bernabéu.

‎Despite an inconsistent run in recent weeks, Álvaro Arbeloa’s side delivered their strongest performance of the season when it mattered most.

‎”(It was a) massive performance, I think a lot of the noise when the draw happened and then leading up to this game,” Alexander-Arnold told TNT Sports.

‎”Especially (given) the way that we’ve been playing the last few games, and the results we’ve had, a lot of people just expected us to get battered tonight.

‎”It just shows the mentality, it doesn’t matter what injuries you’ve got, what players are out, this competition means a lot to the club.”

‎Missing several key players including Kylian Mbappé, Jude Bellingham, and Rodrygo Real Madrid still claimed a commanding win thanks to Federico Valverde’s superb hat-trick, which put the 15-time European champions firmly in control of the tie.

‎”I’m very happy for Valverde,” Arbeloa told reporters after the victory.

‎”I think he is the Juanito of the 21st century… he is a perfect representation of Real Madrid.”

‎Juanito, a Madrid icon in the 1980s, was known for his fighting spirit and character.