Mbappé on 50th Madrid goal: I do what Xabi asks

Kylian Mbappé said he's blessed to travel manager Xabi Alonso's instructions -- and enactment hard disconnected the shot -- to "help the squad triumph trophies" aft scoring doubly successful Real Madrid's 2-1 comeback Champions League triumph against Marseille connected Tuesday.

The United States men's nationalist squad winger Timothy Weah enactment the visitors up successful the 22nd infinitesimal astatine the Santiago Bernabéu, earlier Mbappé converted a punishment 7 minutes aboriginal to level the people astatine 1-1.

Substitute Dani Carvajal -- who had replaced the injured Trent Alexander-Arnold aft conscionable 5 minutes -- was sent disconnected for a headbutt connected goalkeeper Gerónimo Rulli successful the 2nd half, earlier Mbappé scored different punishment precocious connected to marque it 50 goals successful 64 Madrid appearances.

"I consciousness truly good. I don't deliberation astir being 1 of the team's leaders, I deliberation astir being myself, Kylian, I deliberation astir the team," Mbappé told Movistar. "Xabi wants america to triumph the shot backmost much quickly. We person to recognize what we do, and past we're determined to bash it, due to the fact that we privation to win.

"I bash what the brag asks maine to do. He wants a precocious block, to triumph the shot precocious up, and past we tin make chances. We'll get utilized to it and it volition assistance the squad triumph trophies... I privation to assistance the team, if it's scoring goals, pressing, oregon assists."

Mbappé has already scored six goals this season, with 4 successful LaLiga and present 2 successful the Champions League.

"He has an unthinkable impact," Alonso said. "The squad recovered immoderate Champions League tone astatine the Bernabéu... The sending disconnected [of Carvajal] was avoidable, it's a shame, we'll person to speech astir it."

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Alonso picked Rodrygo and Franco Mastantuono arsenic his starting wingers against Marseille, with prima Vinícius Júnior benched for the 2nd clip this season.

"We request Vini, Rodrygo, Franco, Brahim [Diaz]," Alonso said. "If determination are backstage conversations, they enactment astatine Valdebebas oregon successful the dressing room. There volition beryllium moments for everyone. Nobody should consciousness offended if they don't play a game, the calendar is precise demanding."

Mastantuono became the youngest subordinate to commencement for Real Madrid successful the Champions League, according to UEFA. At 18 years, 33 days old, the Argentina midfielder bushed the people acceptable past twelvemonth by

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