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📸 Mbappé nets on debut as No 10, Mastantuono makes history, Xabi's Real win ✅
Just a penalty from Kylian Mbappé is enough to gift Real Madrid the victory and start the new Liga season with the first three points in the a brilliant performance for Xabi Alonso's Blancos, but the first goal in Liga with the number 10 shirt of Kylian Mbappé was enough to secure the first success in Spain as a coach.
A night that also saw the debut of Franco Mastantuono and the return to the league of Dani Carvajal.
🔟 Mbappè, first goal as Diez Blancos
50' - Kylian Mbappè scores the first goal of Real Madrid this season, and he does it in the simplest way possible: from a penalty kick.
The French superstar, in the penalty area, swerves on Juan Cruz, who fails to avoid contact and brings down Mbappè. The referee immediately whistles the penalty on which Mbappé himself steps up, fooling Herrera. The Bernabeu stands up to applaud the first goal from number 10 of Real Madrid.
💥 Mastantuono debuts at the Bernabeu, Carvajal returns
68' - Special moment at the Bernabeu: Xabi Alonso gives the debut to the 2007 class Franco Mastantuono and, at the same time, marks the return to Liga of Dani Carvajal, who returned after tearing the lateral collateral ligament last October against Villarreal.
The entrance of the two is greeted with a standing ovation. For Mastantuono, who arrived from River Plate just five days ago, it's a historic debut: according to Opta, he is the third youngest foreigner to debut in Liga after Ødegaard in 2015 (16 years and 157 days) and Samuel Eto'o in 1998 (17 years and 270 days).
👀 Good first for Xabi, not for Rodrygo
Winning debut for Xabi Alonso in Liga, even though his Real did not offer a sparkling performance. The team still controlled the game in an orderly manner, without conceding chances to Osasuna and capitalizing only on the penalty converted by Mbappé.
The other news of the evening concerns Rodrygo: the Brazilian striker was not used even during the match, confirming the feeling that his future is increasingly far from the Bernabeu. A choice that smells like an imminent goodbye, as further confirmed by Fabrizio Romano.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇮🇹 here.
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