With a penal mbappé double, Real Madrid beat Marseille in the Champions debut

Real Madrid began a new campaign in the tournament that has it maximum animator year after year and, although he suffered at times, he was able to sing victory at home. The first rival of the White was Marseille, who had an irregular start in his season. Roberto de Zerbi’s team is always planted as a problem for his opponents and was for those led by Xabi Alonso.

Real Madrid started with Jude Bellingham and Eduardo Camavinga as substitutes. The spotlights were put in Kylian Mbappéwhile Junior Vinícius He started at the bank. Meanwhile, two South Americans played, such as Uruguayan Federico Valverde and the Argentine Franco Mastantuono, but did not stand out.

The place went out in search of the initiative, with the ball in its possession. The English Trent Alexander-Arnold was injured at the start of the party and had to be replaced by Dani Carvajal. And it was Mastantuono, emerged from River, who had the first clear goal chance, at six minutes, when he pressed high on the right of the Real attack and, before the goalkeeper’s exit, he could barely touch her and the ball gave in the first stick, below. Thus, the host was about to open the account.

At nine he could not convert the Brazilian Rodrygo, entering the center, because his shot at the floor was weak, at the hands of goalkeeper Gerónimo Rulli. And two later, the Argentine was key again, to clear a left -handed left -hander, involved in the large area.

Then, at 22 minutes, the cold water bucadazo arrived for the Real Madrid: the Turk Arda Güler lost the ball, the action did not follow, the English took it Mason Greenwood, who gave it to Timothy Weah and the American He put the 1-0 with a bombing, unattainable for the great Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois. Not satisfied, Marseille went for more and Carvajal appeared just to prevent Weah’s second goal.

But the joy of the French team lasted little, since at 28 he faced Rodrygowas shot down by Weah and Mbappé was commissioned, from the 12 steps, to seal 1-1 Contra Rulli’s attempt. The Argentine reappeared, this time successfully, to get a strong shot of the French Aurélien Tchouaméni over the crossbar.

When they were 38, I almost scored the visit, because Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, from Gabon, won the Brazilian Éder Militão in hand and his shot hit the side of the side, stuck to the left stick of Curtois. Then, again Rulli saved Marseille in front of a frontal Mbappé, in a dynamic game and with several emotions against the two arches. And in added time Rulli won the Argentine duel to Mastantuono, who, perfectly enabled by Mbappé and being only against the goalkeeper, kicked the body.

The second half continued with great intensity. Already at eight minutes, the Argentine Central defender Leonardo Balerdifrom Marseille, he got in precision when cutting an attempt to kick, stepping on the small area. Fulfilled the first time of play, Alonso took Mastantuonoto put the Hispanomarrochi Brahim Díazand included Junior Vinícius, instead of the Brazilian Rodrygo.

At 27 minutes, Real Madrid was with 10 players for the header Carvajal gave Rulliafter a play that generated discussions. The referee was called by the VAR and verified the violent and excessive action of the experienced Spanish right side, which he expelled without hesitation. That caused the Gallic team to have the ball more.

Thus and everything, Vinícius Junior beat Balerdi on the left of the local attack and finished off the center of the arch, Rulli’s body. And in the next one, at 36, which the meringue arranged, it ended in the 2-1since the Argentine Facundo Medina unintentionally touched the ball by marking vinícius junior, They decreed penalty and Again Mbappé converted in front of Rulli. He threw to the right of the goalkeeper again, who on this occasion touched the ball although he failed to stop it.

He kept looking for the visitor, Courtois intervened with a large stop two minutes after the closure, but Finally the place did business. Thus, with two Mbappé penalties, its star, won with the right in its debut in the new season of the Champios. The top historical champion of the Orejona, with 15 titles, ended with 10 men and, although he suffered in some passages, was able to celebrate before his people.