Mbappe's First Words After Debut Real Madrid Goal
The France captain made a dream start to life at Los Blancos after scoring in their 2-0 win over Atalanta in the UEFA Super Cup final on Wednesday.
After Federico Valverde put the European champions in front in the 59th minute, Mbappe doubled his team's lead a mere nine minutes later. The 25-year-old got on the end of a smart pass from Jude Bellingham before finding the back of the net to secure his first trophy at Real. "It's a great moment for me. And we won a title, which is important – at Madrid you always have to win.
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Manager Carlo Ancelotti, meanwhile was impressed with the ex-Paris Saint-Germain superstar's debut, particularly at how he gelled well with his new teammates. "He combined well with Vinicius Jr. and with Bellingham. Of course, we have a lot of quality, but we have to play together and we did that tonight."For 14 free days, you can have access to the best from Soccer Laduma, KickOff, Daily Sun, TrueLove and Drum. Thereafter you will be billed R29 per month.
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