Mbappé Scores Twice As Madrid Cruise To Winning Start In Champions League

Kylian Mbappé converted 2 penalties to assistance 10-man Real Madrid came from down to bushed visiting Marseille 2-1 connected Tuesday connected the opening nighttime of the Champions League.

The triumph meant that 15-time champions Madrid became the archetypal squad successful the competition’s past — since the rebranding successful the aboriginal 1990s — to scope 200 wins. And it gave erstwhile Madrid playing standout Xabi Alonso a triumph successful his Champions League debut arsenic the club’s coach.

ESPN reports that Timothy Weah enactment visiting Marseille up aboriginal connected but Mbappé struck backmost from the punishment spot successful the 29th and 81st minutes.

Madrid skipper Dani Carvajal was sent disconnected successful the 72nd for headbutting Marseille goalkeeper Gerónimo Rulli.

Carvajal had been sent connected arsenic an aboriginal replacement for the injured Trent Alexander-Arnold but neither contented was to beryllium costly connected this juncture arsenic Mbappe earned the plaudits and took his extremity tally for the nine to 50.

“We are blessed that helium keeps scoring goals and has been feeling much and much comfortable,” Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde said of the France star. “Our occupation is to marque definite the shot gets to him and that helium tin person adjacent much scoring opportunities than helium is having now.”
The crippled was played astatine a precocious tempo and Mbappé astir scored successful spectacular manner successful the 2nd infinitesimal erstwhile Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg’s misplaced interception bounced kindly but the Frenchman’s instinctive overhead footwear flew narrowly wide.

Real suffered a stroke moments aboriginal erstwhile Alexander-Arnold pulled up clutching his hamstring and was forced off, with Carvajal taking his place.

The hosts were not perturbed and teen Franco Mastantuono struck the station aft barrelling done the country and poking a changeable past Rulli.

Real were made to rue those misses arsenic Mason Greenwood robbed Arda Güler and released Weah — a United States planetary and the lad of erstwhile Ballon d’Or victor George Weah — to blast past Thibaut Courtois aft 22 minute.

The pb did not past agelong arsenic Real levelled aft Rodrygo was clumsily brought down by Geoffrey Kondogbia, with Mbappé calmly tucking location from the spot.