Kylian Mbappe Scores Goal, Real Madrid Wins European Super Cup

Real Madrid won the European Super Cup after beating Atalanta 2-0. (realmadrid.com)

JAKARTA - Real Madrid emerged as winners of the European Super Cup or UEFA Super Cup. In a duel at the National Stadium, Warszawa, Poland, Thursday, August 15, 2024 in the morning WIB, Madrid beat Atalanta 2-0. New star Kylian Mbappe contributed a goal in his debut.

The next generation of galacticos era is back. Madrid appeared with a super star team against Europa League champions Atalanta. Mbappe, who was obtained free of charge from Paris Saint-Germain, became a star in his debut.

Mbappe completed the Madrid galacticos squad which already has Vinicius Junior, Rodrygo, and Jude Bellingham. This is still added to Federico Valverde in the middle.

Meanwhile, the Los Merengues defense, which relies on Eder Militao and senior defender Dani Carvajal, remains solid and difficult for Atalanta to penetrate.

The long-standing players did not seem difficult to form under coach Carlo Ancelotti's leadership. The UEFA Super Cup match is Ancelotti's first test on how to unite star players who are not selfish but able to win for Los Blancos.

The results are quite impressive. In his debut, Mbappe brought Madrid, who won the Champions League, to win the UEFA Super Cup. Not only that, but the captain of the French national team also contributed goals.

Madrid also confirmed as the ruler of Europe. They have appeared as winners for the sixth time in the UEFA Super Cup and have set a record as the team that won the most. Madrid outperformed Barcelona and AC Milan, who previously both lifted the trophy five times.

Meanwhile, Atalanta failed in her UEFA Super Cup debut. This Italian Serie A club is indeed the first in European competition. They only appeared as Europa League champions once after beating Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 in the final.

The success led La Dea to their first appearance in the European Super Cup. But they failed to stop Madrid and had to admit their superiority.

In that duel, Madrid did appear confident. Ancelotti immediately fielded the tridents Rodrygo, Mbappe, and Vinicus. Meanwhile, Belllingham was shifted to the center and played behind Mbappe.

Meanwhile, Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini fielded the attacking duo Ademola Lookman and Charles De Ketelaere. They were supported by attacking midfielder Mario Pasalic. Meanwhile, the new player Mateo Retegui was included in the second half.

With this composition, Gasperini served Madrid with open players. They were also able to keep up with Madrid's offensive game. Madrid was not even entirely superior in the possession ball.

Atalanta threatened Madrid's goal in the early minutes. When the ball was in possession, they almost broke into Thibaut Courtois' goal. A good chance was obtained by midfielder Marten de Roon in the 25th minute. Unfortunately, De Roon's shot bounced narrowly over the crossbar.

Furthermore, Ederson had threatened Courtois' goal with a kick from outside the city of penalties. Likewise, De Ketelaere's efforts still failed.

Madrid are still looking for the best game, finally starting to dominate. Rodrygo recorded that he had threatened Atalanta's goal. It's just that his shot was still soaring. Until the end of the first half, the score was still goalless.

Entering the second half, Madrid began to increase pressure. They are increasingly under pressure. Rodrygo and Bellingham threatened Atalanta's defense several times.

The efforts of the Madrid players were finally not in vain. It's just that it wasn't the forward who broke into the opponent's goal. Valverde who broke the deadlock in the 59th minute.

The goal started with Vinicius' pass which Valverde received. He also controlled the ball easily and then fired a shot into the net. Score 1-0 to Madrid.

This advantage made Madrid even more aggressive in suppressing Atalanta's defense. The result soon Mbappe showed his best performance to beat goalkeeper Juan Musso in the 68th minute. Mbappe's goal was created after welcoming Belingham's assist. The score changed to 2-0. There were no additional goals so Madrid closed the match with a two-goal advantage without reply.