But as always, Real Madrid refused to die. Antonio Rüdiger made it 2-1 in the 84th minute, crossing his header well to take advantage of a Modric offering from a corner. Endrick finally made it 3-1, after Endrick’s first goal in the Champions League in the 95th minute with a low shot. The Madrilenians therefore obtain three points from the start, they who will face Lille on the second day.
It’s over!
Real Madrid suffered, but Real Madrid won. The Spaniards won 3-1 and started their title defense well.
90’+5
GOOOOOOO!
Endrick makes it 3-1! The young Brazilian sends a low shot from distance, which no one saw coming. Nubel is surprised and deflects it into his goal.
83′
GOAL!
Antonio Rüdiger makes it 2-1! Modric, who has just come on, finds the German defender in the small rectangle from a corner. The latter does not miss and crosses his head: Real Madrid takes back the upper hand!
80′
Change again
Bellingham is replaced by Endrick, who makes his Champions League debut.
75′
Wave of changes
On both sides, some fresh blood is being sent. Modric and Güler replaced Tchouaméni and Mendy at Real, while Demirovic replaced Millot on the other side.
68′
Stuttgart equalizes!
The Germans began to come back into the game and equalized finally thanks to Deniz Undav! The German is on the rebound of a center from the left of the surface and lobs a Courtois caught on the wrong foot. 1-1!
63′
German changes
Rieder and Chase come up to Stuttgart, in place of Führich and Vagnoman. Leweling has just tried a long-range shot, without danger for Courtois.
59′
VINICIUS!
What a sequence from Vinicius! Served in the middle, outside the area, the Brazilian controls, strikes and hits the bar of the German goal! On the counter, Courtois makes a great save on a strike from Leweling.
57′
Courtois intervenes
Stuttgart finally gets out of its hole a little. But the action started on the right side comes to nothing, Courtois intervenes well on a cross from a tight angle.
51′
Real Madrid push
We have seen a different Spanish team since the restart. The attackers combine well but Rodrygo hangs around a bit too much on the right of the rectangle, his delivery ultimately being without much danger.
45′
AND THE GOAL!
Real Madrid didn’t hang around! Rodrygo takes advantage of a defensive error to accelerate down the right side and put the ball at the feet of Mbappé, alone in the small rectangle, facing the empty goal. The Frenchman makes it 1-0!
45′
Here we go again!
The match has just resumed at the Bernabeu! Vazquez is replaced by Militao at Real Madrid.
45’+4
End of the first period
It’s half-time at the Bernabeu. Real Madrid have suffered during this first half, despite some interesting incursions. No goals as they return to the locker room.
39′
Stuttgart again!
Real Madrid loses too many balls in the middle. Again, this allows the Germans to attack but the shot in the middle is stopped again by Courtois.
35′
Penalty cancelled for Real Madrid
Rüdiger overplays his hand on contact with Mittelstadt in the box. The referee whistles for a penalty, but the VAR logically cancels it, it was very light.
30′
AND RODRYGO!
Rodrygo puts on a show on the right of the area, eliminates his opponents and shoots, but the ball is saved in front of the line. Mittlestadt himself was given a yellow card a few moments earlier. The match is getting heated!
28′
THE BAR!
Quick counterattack for Stuttgart. Undav stays with the ball on the right, shoots, but Carvajal counters it and the ball takes a strange trajectory. Result: the ball hits Courtois’ bar!
25′
MBAPPE!
First real breakthrough for Mbappé! On his left side, the Frenchman accelerates, leaves the defenders on the spot and shoots, but Nübel makes a great save. Real Madrid are starting to show themselves!
23′
Real Madrid tries to react
Acceleration from Vinicius, who serves Mbappé in the rectangle, full axis, but the Frenchman does not really manage to take this shot well. Vazquez takes a yellow in defense.
16′
COURTEOUS!
Another brilliant intervention from Thibaut Courtois! The Red Devil wins his one-on-one with Stiller by getting the ball out with his fingertips! He is incredible at the start of the match!
15′
MILLOT AGAIN!
Millot is served on the right, at the edge of the area. He tries a nice curling shot but Courtois stretches well to clear it all.
14′
First reaction
Real Madrid tries to respond. Mbappé, served in depth on the left, eliminates and strikes but his power is lacking. The goalkeeper seizes the ball in two stages.
12′
New opportunity!
Once again it was the Germans who were dangerous. Leweling tried a long-range shot from outside the area, the ball was blocked by Tchouaméni and Courtois took no risks as he calmly cleared the ball.
8′
MILLOT!
What an opportunity for Stuttgart! Real Madrid loses a lot of balls in midfield. Millot takes advantage and finds himself alone, in the middle of the box, facing Courtois, but his shot is too crossed to the right!
2′
Courtois’ first stop
Thibaut Courtois makes his first save. The ball hangs around a bit in the Real surface and arrives on the right of the small rectangle. The shot is sharp but the Belgian goalkeeper clears the ball very well.
0′
Here we go!
Here we go for this Real Madrid-Stuttgart, good game to all!
8:51 p.m.
Sad news
We have just learned of the death of a Liverpool supporter, hit on the road while he was on his way to today’s clash against AC Milan.
8:37 p.m.
The new format
As a reminder, this Champions League is also adopting a new format. We take stock of what this changes compared to previous seasons.
8:27 p.m.
Latest news
Kick-off will be in a few minutes. The latest match news is served on a platter by Vincenzo Ciuro, live from the Bernabeu.
8:15 p.m.
The recovery will be Belgian
There are 38 Belgian players entered in the Champions League this season. Many Red Devils, of course, but also some promising youngsters. We take stock right here.
8:03 p.m.
Stuttgart’s line-up
On the Stuttgart side, the eleven has been somewhat modified compared to the last matches played in Germany. Defensively, two changes to report, with the starting of Rouault and Vagnoman, which sends Stenzel and Chase back to the bench. Führich is also a starter while Rieder is on the bench.
7:56 p.m.
No surprises in Madrid
The Real Madrid line-up will not surprise many people. Thibaut Courtois is obviously present, as is the dream quartet up front, with Bellingham, Vinicius, Mbappé and Rodrygo. On the bench, we will note the presence of Modric, Arda Güler and Endrick for example.
7:50 p.m.
Good evening everyone !
Good evening everyone and welcome to this live coverage of the duel between Real Madrid and Stuttgart. Kick-off scheduled for 9pm!
real Madrid: Courtois, Carvajal, Rüdiger, Mendy, Vazquez, Valverde, Tchouaméni, Bellingham, Rodrygo, Mbappé, Vinicius
Stuttgart: Nubel, Mattelstadt, Chabot, Rouault, Vagnoman, Karazor, Stiller, Leweling, Führich, Undav, Millot
A throne to defend, and an alchemy still to be found: Real Madrid, the reigning European champion, is counting on the contribution of its star recruit Kylian Mbappé, who is gradually gaining momentum, to glean a sixteenth Champions League. This quest, launched even before the celebrations of the “Decimoquinta” (the fifteenth C1), begins Tuesday (9 p.m.) against the Germans of Stuttgart at the Santiago Bernabéu, where all eyes will obviously be on Kylian Mbappé, for his big debut in the merengue jersey in the premier competition of European football.
“This is a very important match for me: as I said on the first day, I came to Madrid to experience these kinds of nights”explained the French striker this weekend on Real Madrid TV. “I am very focused on what we have to do, the Champions League has changed a lot, it is a new competition, and we have to win to start well”
