Kylian Mbappe scored on his Real Madrid debut, leading the European champions to a 2-0 victory over Atalanta in the UEFA Super Cup at Warsaw’s National Stadium on Wednesday.
Federico Valverde gave Real Madrid the lead in the 59th minute with a close-range finish, and nine minutes later, Kylian Mbappe doubled the advantage with a top-corner strike from Jude Bellingham’s pass.
Real Madrid secured their record sixth Super Cup title, surpassing Barcelona and AC Milan, who have each won the annual match between the Champions League and Europa League winners five times.
Real manager Carlo Ancelotti said:
“It was a very difficult game”
“The second half was much better, we had more space in front and we showed our qualities. In the first half, however, we struggled a lot. Atalanta played really well defensively, and we had difficulty in finding space”
Gasperini Manager said:Â
“Real Madrid are undoubtedly strong. They deserved to win at the end of the game because they opened up, they then had the situations to score an extra goal”
“As a team we lacked the cynicism of the finals… We had the feeling that with a bit of cynicism, at a certain point, it was even within our reach”
