{"id":6283,"date":"2026-01-20T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/madrid-crushes-monaco-and-approaches-champions-league-round-of-16_315807_102\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T11:29:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T10:29:33","slug":"madrid-crushes-monaco-and-approaches-champions-league-round-of-16_315807_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/champions-league\/madrid-crushes-monaco-and-approaches-champions-league-round-of-16_315807_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Real Madrid 6-1 Monaco: the Bernab\u00e9u forgets the crisis with a rout"},"content":{"rendered":"

Real Madrid paved the way for their direct qualification to the Champions League round of 16 with a thrashing of Monaco (6-1). Vinicius, with a goal and two assists, was the MVP for \u00c1lvaro Arbeloa’s team<\/h2> \r\n
\r\n \r\n \r\n Calendar of FC Barcelona <\/a>\r\n<\/div>

A thrashing of AS Monaco<\/strong> was the perfect excuse for the Santiago Bernab\u00e9u faithful to forget, at least for now, Real Madrid<\/strong>‘s sporting crisis. On Tuesday, the ‘Merengues’ decisively defeated a weak side from the Principality (6-1), which despite the rout remains in the playoff spot for the round of 16.<\/p>

Madrid completed the first half with good attacking sensations, but many doubts in defense. A brace from Kylian Mbapp\u00e9<\/strong> seemed to seal the match in just 25 minutes. However, Monaco created a lot of danger in the opponent’s area, with a shot against the post and at least three clear chances, one of them wasted by Ansu Fati<\/a>.<\/p>

In the second half, the Monegasque defense completely collapsed. Inspired, Vinicius Jr. assisted Franco Mastantuono and set up Thilo Kehrer’s own goal to seal the match ten minutes after halftimeThe ‘7’ scored the fifth in the 63rd minute, rounding off a balsamic thrashing for \u00c1lvaro Arbeloa’s side, leaving them very close to securing direct qualification for the round of 16. Towards the end, Jude Bellingham scored the sixth to maintain the five-goal lead, as Jordan Teze had previously pulled one back<\/p>

Mbapp\u00e9 applied the ‘ex-player’s law’ twice against Monaco<\/h2>

The whites barely took five minutes to open the scoring. A good collective play between Mastantuono <\/strong>and Valverde <\/strong>allowed Mbapp\u00e9 <\/strong>to surprise the Monaco defense with a cross shot as he entered the box. The visitors took a quarter of an hour to get into the game and, in the 18th minute, they almost managed to equalize.<\/p>

**Caio Henrique** delivered a perfect cross from the wing and **Ansu** entered unmarked to finish, but he mishit the shot and **sent a weak effort** wide. In the 25th minute, a lethal counter-attack by Madrid, orchestrated by **Arda G\u00fcler** and finished with a pass from **Vinicius** to ‘Kiki’, sealed the 2-0 for the ‘merengues’. The ’10’ only had to tap it in at the far post, with Monaco unable to recover defensively.**Jordan Teze**, in the 30th minute, tried his luck with a rocket from outside the box, but the crossbar deflected the shot. Five minutes later, Courtois intervened to prevent a goal from **Akliouche**. Monaco reached the opponent’s area with ease, but lacked accuracy and suffered defensively against the speed of Vini and Mastantuono, who had a good first 45 minutes.<\/p>

The Bernab\u00e9u, this time, was not a powder keg<\/strong>. Mbapp\u00e9’s early goals against his former team calmed the stands, which also ceased whistling at Bellingham and Vinicius for timid applause. At halftime, the 2-0 was a very severe punishment for the team from the Principality, but decisiveness made the difference in favor of the home team.<\/p>

Vinicius sealed the match with another assist and a great goal<\/h2>
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Vinicius Jr. celebrating his goal against Monaco<\/div> <\/div> <\/div>

In the halftime break, Arbeloa brought on Dani Ceballos for Ra\u00fal Asencio, with Tchouam\u00e9ni dropping to the center of defense alongside Dean Huijsen. Monaco, however, collapsed very early in the match, conceding two goals in the first ten minutes of the second half, both orchestrated by ViniciusThe Brazilian, in the 51st minute, threaded a pass from the edge of the box that **Manstantuono** took advantage of to celebrate his first goal in the Champions League. Another low cross from the ‘7’, four minutes later, led to an own goal by **Thilo Kehrer**Vini was already the best on his team at that moment and capped off a very complete match with a spectacular goal in the 63rd minute, sending a precise shot into the top corner, assisted by Arda G\u00fcler<\/strong>. Monaco finally pulled one back in the 72nd minute with a goal from Jordan Teze<\/strong>, who took advantage of a gross error by Courtois and Ceballos on the build-up to score the consolation goal.<\/p>

Ansu Fati<\/strong> left to whistles in the 60th minute, making way for Mamadou Coulibaly<\/strong>. The winger on loan from FC Barcelona has not scored since September and will certainly return to the Catalan club in June. Jude Bellingham scored the sixth in the 80th minute after another error in possession by the visitors.<\/p>

Match Report: Real Madrid 6-1 Monaco<\/h2>