The return of Mbappe as a second half substitute was greeted by boos from the Bernabeu crowd, which the forward having become a divisive figure among supporters in recent weeks.
He defended Kylian Mbappe, distanced himself from reports suggesting he may bring back Jose Mourinho as manager... and even hinted that Erling Haaland could end up at the Bernabeu.
Real Madrid's Federico Valverde scores a first-half hat-trick as the Spanish giants beat Manchester City 3-0 in their Champions League last-16 encounter at the Bernabeu.
Benfica remain steadfast in their support for their player Gianluca Prestianni after the star was given a provisional one-match ban by Uefa for alleged racist abuse he aimed at Vinicius Jnr last week.