Real Madrid played against Marseille in the first round of the Champions League group stage. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
The match took place on September 16 at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium. This game marked Real's debut in the main club tournament of the new season, organized under the leadership of head coach Xabi Alonso.
In the opening minutes, Real quickly launched an attack. In the third minute, Trent Alexander-Arnold suffered a muscle injury and was replaced by Dani Carvajal.
In the fifth minute, Mastantuono pressed opponent defender Medina and directed a shot towards the goal, but the ball hit the goalpost. In the eleventh minute, Rodrigo initiated an attack and passed the ball to Kylian Mbappe, who tested goalkeeper Rulli.
The first goal of the match was scored by the visitors. Greenwood took the ball from Guler's foot in the center of the field and passed it to Vea.
Vea struck with his right foot, and despite goalkeeper Courtois being ready, the ball found its way into the net. Shortly after, Rodrigo performed a simple feint in the opponent's penalty area, tried to take the ball from Kondogbia's foot, was fouled, and a penalty was awarded.
Mbappe successfully converted the penalty kick. In the following part of the game, only Real attacked.
Rulli finished Mastantuono's attack after he dribbled past three defenders, then stopped Mbappe's shot from the penalty area and saved another shot from Mastantuono. The first half ended with a score of 1:1.
In the second half, the game changed. Real focused on speed and began making mistakes in attacks.
Obameyang moved into open spaces and took shots against Courtois. Courtois stopped the ball several times, but Real's dominance decreased.
In the 70th minute, Carvajal injured Rulli and was later sent off. While Real was playing with a disadvantage, Medina tried to stop Vinicius and touched the ball with his hand, resulting in a second penalty.
Mbappe again successfully converted the penalty, bringing the score to 2:1. In the final minutes, Real held firm in defense and secured a hard-fought victory under the guidance of coach Xabi Alonso.
This result gives the team a successful start in the group stage.
