Real Madrid 2-0 Atalanta: Kylian Mbappé scores on debut as Los Blancos beat the Italians to win the UEFA Super Cup…..
Kylian Mbappé scored on his debut for Real Madrid as the La Liga giants celebrated winning the UEFA Super Cup with a 2-0 win over Atalanta. The reigning UEFA Champions League winners had to wait until the second half for their first goal when Federico Valverde put them in front. After some great preparatory work from Jude Bellingham, Mbappé doubled their lead shortly afterwards to cap off a dominant performance. Kylian Mbappé scored on his debut as Real Madrid beat Atalanta 2-0 in Warsaw to win the UEFA Super Cup.Federico Valverde also scored for Carlo Ancelotti's side as they lifted the trophy for a record sixth time. Mbappe had a quiet first half at Warsaw's National Stadium. Isak Hien had a shot blocked in the 15th minute, but the frame denied either team a goal for the first 45 minutes.
Eder Militão deflected Marten de Roon's cross onto his own crossbar before Rodrigo struck the other end in added time.
Atalanta came close to scoring two minutes after the restart when Thibaut Courtois made a brilliant save to deny Mario Pasalic a header.
But it was Madrid who broke the deadlock in the 59th minute, when Vinicius Junior's Berat Djimsiti broke free and Valverde smashed a cross into the empty net.
Juan Musso forced some fine saves from Vinicius and Jude Bellingham, but the Atalanta goalkeeper was powerless and nine minutes later Bellingham delivered a fine through ball for Mbappé to slot into the net and double the Whites' lead.
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All the excitement leading up to this match revolved around Mbappé's impending debut since his surprise move from Paris Saint-Germain. Despite enduring a generally subdued first half, it didn't take long for him to adjust to life as a Galactico. His sublime strike late in the game sealed Madrid's record-breaking sixth Super Cup victory.
Teammates Carvajal and Modric also made history, becoming the first players to contribute to five Super Cup wins.
Once a two-goal lead was established, the combination between the front four was breathtaking and, if tonight is anything to go by, Los Blancos will be hard to stop in La Liga and the UEFA Champions League.
Atalanta held up well for the most part in their debut, but Madrid were ultimately too strong and Italy's wait for a first Super Cup win since 2007 continues. Player of the Match – Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid)
It was a close call, with many of Madrid's stars impressed, but Vinicius got the point.
The Brazilian caused problems for Jimmy City all night, but his change of pace to get past Atalanta's defenders before setting up Valverde was nothing short of sublime.
It was one of 20 passes he made in the final third, the most of the match. He also recorded the most dribbles (11) and was involved in the most tackles (20) in the entire match.