Kylian Mbappe joined Real Madrid in search of Champions League glory, but he will need to play a key part in tonight’s game if the Los Blancos are to stage a miraculous comeback after they suffered a 3-0 thrashing at the hands of Arsenal in the first leg of their quarter-final clash.

Returning from a three-goal defeat would be step further than anything Real Madrid have managed so far, but that is precisely why they tried to lure Mbappe to the club for years. The French superstar’s explosive edge gives Madrid hope of achieving what appears to be borderline impossible. “Of course we can,” said Mbappe on his way out of the Emirates last Tuesday.