After years of waiting to play for his dream team, the French forward sensation finally joined Los Blancos this summer after leaving Paris Saint-Germain, and he celebrated his debut with a goal, according to AFP.
After the Italian Europa League winners held their own in the first half, Fede Valverde Broke the tie for holders Champions League A close-range shot in the 59th minute.
Madrid began to build momentum and in the 68th minute, Mbappe scored a stunning goal to seal the win. Jude Bellingham He found the box running through space.
„It’s a great night, I’ve been waiting for this moment for a long time,” Mbappe told Movistar in fluent Spanish.
„Playing with this shirt, with this badge, for these fans, it’s a gift for me.
„We also won a trophy, it’s very important, here we know we always have to win, I’m very happy.”
With Madrid’s win, the head coach Carlo Ancelotti He equaled previous Los Blancos coach Miguel Munoz as the club manager with the most titles with 14 titles.
This season, the Italian’s first priority is building a system that maximizes the effectiveness of his wide range of attacking players.
Initially, Mbappe started in the middle of Madrid’s forward line, with Vinicius Junior on the left and Rodrygo Goes on the right, giving Ancelotti an indication of how he might be used this season.
As a result, England international Bellingham is no longer playing the forward position he started with with such devastating goal-scoring effect last season; Instead, he was a member of the midfield trio.
„(Mbappe) has the quality to score a lot of goals,” Ancelotti told Movistar.
„What we need to see is the balance in the team — we didn’t have that balance today.
In a close first half, Mbappe had the best chance in the fifteenth minute, but Isak Hien expertly blocked his effort from the middle of the box.
After shocking Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa League final the previous season, Gian Piero Casperini’s Atalanta made their Super Cup debut. Eder Militão headed Morton de Roone’s cross over his own bar to take the lead.
Bellingham took a hard touch to control a deft pass from Vinicius and was booked for a late push on Atlanta goalkeeper Juan Mousseau as he advanced from midfield.
Vinicius set up Rodrigo and he clipped the top of Atalanta’s crossbar just before half-time.
Early in the second half, Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who had been injured for most of the previous season, made a superb one-handed save to deflect a Mario Basalic header.
Early in the second half, Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who had been injured for most of the previous season, made a superb one-handed save to deflect a Mario Basalic header.
Mbappe movement
Just before the hour, Real Madrid’s Valverde broke the tie with a close-range tap-in as Atalanta’s defense fretted about Mbappe’s increased freedom of movement.
Vinicius, becoming more and more important, the Uruguayan midfielder feeds Bellingham to score.
When Vinicius was left on goal, Musso tapped home his effort, which would have doubled Madrid’s lead.
When Madrid tried a second, Swedish defender Hein stopped Bellingham and Musso stopped the former Borussia Dortmund player.
Eventually, Mbappe finished it off with a deadly flourish Bellingham Stopped an attempt and saw a deft move from the Frenchman.
Madrid supporters applauded the striker as Ancelotti carried him off the pitch in the 83rd minute, probably the first of many to come.
Mbappe said he expects him to get better in the coming weeks. Real Mallorca will be Madrid’s first La Liga opponent on Saturday.
„I hope we will be good at first – but today was a positive step,” said the striker.
„Całkowity introwertyk. Nieprzejednany specjalista od sieci. Przyjazny fanatyk bekonu. Student ekstremalnych. Miłośnik piwa. Organizator.”