Come and see how this great final unfolded, featuring the debut and goal of the star Kylian Mbappé.
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Real Madrid 2-0 Atalanta
Atalanta entered the match with several injury-related absences, including Zaniolo, Scamacca, Scalvini, and Rafael Toloi, but they didn’t back down and had a better first half than the Spaniards, pressing hard and creating dangerous chances on several occasions.
On the other hand, Real Madrid boasted a terrifying attack featuring Bellingham, Vinícius Jr., Rodrygo, and Mbappé.
In the 24th minute, Zappacosta took a throw-in, De Roon shot into the box, Militão headed the ball, and it hit the crossbar.
In the 27th minute, Éderson struck a well-placed shot from outside the box, narrowly missing the target.
In the 46th minute, Vini Jr. delivered a beautiful three-finger pass to Rodrygo, who shot with his left foot, hitting the crossbar.
Both teams returned unchanged for the second half, and Atalanta started with a scare.
In the 2nd minute of the second half, De Roon crossed to Pašalić, who headed the ball the opposite way, forcing Courtois to make a spectacular save.
In the 3rd minute, Djimsiti passed to Ruggeri, who struck the ball first-time, but it went wide.
Real Madrid opened the scoring in the 14th minute with a spectacular play from Vini Jr. Bellingham passed to the Brazilian, who easily got past Djimsiti and squared the ball to Valverde, who tapped it into an empty net.
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After the goal, Real Madrid grew into the match and had a great opportunity with Vini Jr. in the 16th minute. Bellingham provided a brilliant pass to Vini, who found himself one-on-one with the goalkeeper, shot high, but Musso made a spectacular save, tipping it over for a corner.
From the resulting corner, the ball fell to Bellingham, who shot, the ball rose, and Atalanta’s goalkeeper had to stretch to clear it off the line to prevent Real’s second goal.
Real Madrid doubled their lead with debutant Mbappé in the 23rd minute. In a play involving all four of the attacking stars, Rodrygo dispossessed Hien and passed to Vini Jr. inside the box. Vinícius struck the ball hard, it deflected to Bellingham, who found Mbappé to finish from the penalty spot. The first of many goals for the French star in the Merengue shirt.
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Real Madrid won the UEFA Super Cup for the 6th time, becoming the most successful club in the competition, surpassing Milan and Barcelona, who have 5 titles each.
At 39 years old, Luka Modric, who came on in the second half of the final, secured his 27th trophy with Real Madrid, making him the player with the most titles in the club’s history.
The veteran surpassed Nacho, his former teammate, who left Real at the end of last season.
Vini Jr. once again played a starring role, reaching an incredible 10 titles in 11 finals. In his last 5 finals with Real Madrid, Vini scored 6 goals and provided 3 assists.
The Brazilian now has 13 titles with Real Madrid, including the two Champions League titles in the 2021/22 and 2023/24 seasons, scoring a goal in each final.
Expectations for the Season
Real Madrid won the Champions League and La Liga last season, and expectations for this season are high to repeat the feat. The club signed Mbappé, who can be considered the best player in the world right now, making the attacking quartet of Bellingham, Vini Jr., Rodrygo, and Mbappé the most talented in the world, striking fear into opponents.
Mbappé’s speed, technique, and finishing ability could resolve many tough matches, especially in the Champions League, a competition Real Madrid is accustomed to winning, although the Frenchman has yet to lift that trophy.
The expectations for Real Madrid this season are sky-high, with the team being the strong favorite, alongside Manchester City, to win the major titles.
Written by Henry Miller.
