Real Madrid sealed a much-needed 3-2 Champions League win at Atalanta on Tuesday, with Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Junior and Jude Bellingham on target as they snapped a two-game losing streak. (More Football News)
Madrid handed the Serie A leaders their first defeat in this season's revamped Champions League, having got off to a flying start via Mbappe.
The France international fired into the bottom-left corner in the 10th minute, though he was withdrawn due to an injury 10 minutes befor🍷e the bre𒀰ak.
Charles de Ketelaere equalised wit🌌h a penalty after Aurelien Tchouameni tripped Sead Kolasinac from behind on the stroke of half-time, but that🥂 parity was short-lived as Vinicius slid home on the rebound in the 56th minute.
Bellingham extended Madrid's lead b🐟y capping a counterattack three minutes later, with Ademola Lookman reduced the deficit by curling home in the 65th minute.
Mad♊rid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois worked his mag𒐪ic with a string of saves in the latter stages, as Los Blancos moved up to 18th in the 36-team table on nine points, three points off the top eight. Atalanta, meanwhile, are ninth on 11 points.
Data Debrief: Half-century for Mbappe
Mbappe's goal was his 50th 𒁏in the Champions League, making him the ninth player to reach that milesto𓃲ne in the competition.
At 25 years and 356 days old, he is the second-youngest to achieve the feat, af💫ter Lionel Messi did so at 24 years and 284 days.
Ancelotti will be𝓀 concerned by the sight of him ex⭕iting with an injury midway through the first half, having appeared to pull something while making a run in behind.
Mbappe's goal set Madrid on the way to their first away Champions League victory since beating RB Leip🀅zig 1-0 in the last 16 last season – they had gone four without a win on the road before this one (two draws, two defeats).
