All of Kylian Mbappé’s firsts with Real Madrid are scrutinized. His first Champions League match, a competition in which the Madrid team are the defending champions, was even more so. This Tuesday evening, the French striker finally wore the white jersey on the European stage against Stuttgart. And he didn’t miss a beat. Against a dangerous and daring Stuttgart team, the captain of Les Bleus was lively and often well-placed, notably to open the scoring in the first seconds of the second half.
Positioned at the forefront of the attack, between Vinicius Jr and Rodrygo, Kylian Mbappé, as is his habit, leaned to the left side. Not always very precise technically, he could nevertheless have opened the scoring in the first half with one of his four shots. Two of them alerted Stuttgart goalkeeper Alexander Nubel. He could also have offered a goal to Aurélien Tchouaméni thanks to an intelligent shift in the axis but the shot from the French international was not on target.
It was only a postponement. From the kick-off, Rodrygo had a boulevard on the right side thanks to a big miss from his direct opponent. An offensive perfectly followed by Kylian Mbappé, alone on the penalty spot. A godsend for the French striker who only had to finish with his right foot in the empty goal. The European counter of the captain of the Blues with Real Madrid is open!
His winning tally too, despite a big scare. Because in the 68th minute, Stuttgart’s German striker Deniz Undav equalized with a beautiful header that caught Thibaut Courtois off guard. But the Madrilenians are never defeated. In the 83rd minute, Antonio Rüdiger rose higher than everyone else to take a corner kick from Luka Modric and give his team the victory.
The young talent Endryck then completed this victory with a strike from afar, concluding a great evening for Kylian Mbappé, even if the alchemy is not yet perfect.
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