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2-1 in the Champions League! Real Madrid s back-on-win situation: 10 players in desperate situation Mbappe scored 2 major records

8:59pm, 17 September 2025Football

In the early morning of September 17, in the first round of the Champions League stage, Real Madrid faced Marseille at home. Under many difficulties such as Arnold's injury and retreating early, falling behind 0-1, and Carvajal's red card, Real Madrid reversed 2-1, and Mbappe scored a double penalty kick! Mr. M, who has 50 goals in Real Madrid's career and 57 goals in the Champions League career, has become a Real Madrid hero.

Champions League 15 champion Real Madrid ushered in their first appearance in the new season's Champions League. The two teams had met four times before, and Real Madrid won all the best. In this game, Real Madrid lined up the tridents of Mbappe, Rodrigo and Mastantono, and Vinicius sat on the bench; in Marseille, Greenwood and Aubameyang played together.

Just 4 minutes into the game, Arnold injured his hamstring without the ball, and Kavajal came on as a substitute.

Real Madrid attacked fiercely, and Guerre, Mastantono, Mbappe and Rodrigo performed high-intensity frontcourt pressure. In the first 20 minutes, Real Madrid shot 8 times and two shots on target. Mbappe's inverted hook and snatch shot were a slight difference from the goal.

However, Marseille was the first to score: In the 22nd minute, Guerre was intercepted by Greenwood, and Marseille quickly organized an attack. Greenwood ran and sent a wonderful pass. Weiah scored a goal and Real Madrid fell behind 0-1.

Real Madrid quickly equalized the score. In the 28th minute, Rodrigo broke into the penalty area, Condobia stretched out his leg and tripped Rodrigo, and the referee called a penalty! Mbappe made a steadily shot, and Real Madrid equalized 1-1.

Real Madrid had an absolute advantage. In the 45th + 3rd minute, Mbappe made a cross and Mastantono, who got a one-on-one goal, shot with his left foot, and the ball was saved by Ruli!

In the first half, Real Madrid shot 11 times on target, but they equalized the score with Mbappe's penalty kick. Mbappe shot 6 times and 4 times on target, Rodrigo shot 3 times and 2 times on target, and Mastantono shot 5 times and 2 times on target, but the attack was thunderous and rainy. Ruley saved 10 in the first half, which is the most saves in a single game by the Champions League goalkeeper since OPTA collected data in 2003-04.

The change of sides and the battle again, Real Madrid still couldn't find a way to crack the Marseille defense line, and the scene was once deadlocked. In the 63rd minute, Real Madrid replaced Vinicius and Dias, replaced Mastantono and Rodrigo, and changed their winger style.

In the 70th minute, an accident occurred on the court again:

Carvajal and Marseille goalkeeper Luli beat the bull, Real Madrid captain hit the man with force, and Luli fell! VAR intervened, and after the referee watched the video replay, he sent off Kavajal with a red card.

In the 79th minute, Vinicius dribbled in the penalty area, Marseille defender Medina handballed when he fell to the ground, and the referee called a penalty again! Mbappe scored a shot and Real Madrid took the lead 2-1!

Mbappe scored twice in his penalty shootout, scoring 50 goals in his 64 games in his career! After Mbappe became Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid scored the fastest player to reach 50 goals. This is Mbappe's 57th goal in the Champions League, surpassing Van NY and tied with Thomas Mueller, and rising to the 6th place in the Champions League history scorer list.

2-1, Real Madrid won a difficult victory and achieved a good start in the Champions League. Real Madrid also set two major records: the 200th victory in the Champions League history and the 700 total goals in the Champions League, both of which are ranked first in the tournament!

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