Kylian Mbappe scores on his Real Madrid debut within the UEFA Super Cup
Kylian Mbappe made it a debut to remember for Real Madrid after scoring against Atalanta in the UEFA Super Cup.
The superstar, who joined as a free agent this summer after departing Paris Saint-Germain following a glittering seven-year spell, ran onto an inch-perfect cutback from Jude Bellingham and fired coolly into the top corner.
His effort in the 68th minute doubled Madrid’s lead after Federico Valverde’s opener and all but ensured he would lift a trophy in his very first game for the club.
Mbappe was handed his maiden competitive start just weeks after sealing his move to the Bernabeu, having recently joined his new team-mates in training.
The 25-year-old was afforded a brief holiday after France’s Euro 2024 campaign and reported to Madrid’s Valdebebas base to begin rigorous fitness work.
But there were no hints of rustiness in his energetic performance in Warsaw, Poland on Wednesday with his net-busting strike capping off a superb night.
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