2024-08-18 03:32:26
Kylian Mbappe finally made his dream debut in the Real Madrid jersey. He made his debut against Italian club Atalanta on Wednesday night in the UEFA Super Cup final. And in the much-desired debut match, Mbappe scored a 2-0 victory for Real Madrid. The French captain’s journey to Real started after winning the title. It was his first European title.
However, it was Real’s record sixth Super Cup title. In this journey, Los Blancos have left behind Barcelona and AC Milan. Who won five Super Cup titles.
Mbappe, who joined Real from Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in June, however had a chance to score in the 15th minute of the final. But his shot was blocked by Atalanta’s defense.
Atalanta, coming to the UEFA Super Cup for the first time, played calm football against the mighty Real. They were attacking with great confidence. Martenor de Roon’s shot might have been a goal if it hadn’t bounced off the bar. Anderson’s shot narrowly misses. Besides, Real goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois caught the shot taken by Ademola Lookman.
Rodri also missed a chance late in the first half after Mbappe. He received the ball from a low pass from Vinicius Jr. and took a shot. It bounces back against the bar.
After the break, however, Real got a goal. At the end of 59 minutes, Jude Bellingham gave Vinicius the ball from outside the D box. Vinicius raced past Atalanta’s defenders along the goal line and fed Federico Valverde in space in front of the box. Valverde taps the ball into the empty post.
Anointed Mbappe doubled the gap after 6 minutes. At this time, Mbappe hit the right corner of the post with a strong shot from Bellingham’s left side inside the box. However, there were no more goals in the rest of the period. Had Viney and Bellingham not missed three great chances, the margin could have been even wider.