Kylian Mbappé scored his first goal for Real Madrid as the Spanish side beat Serie A side Atalanta 2-0 to win the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday in Warsaw, Poland.
The annual pre-season game pits the winners of the Champions League (Real Madrid) and Europa League (Atalanta) against each other before the start of their respective domestic leagues.
After a quiet first half in which Vinícius Júnior hit the post, Real Madrid took control of the match in the first 20 minutes of the second half. Federico Valverde opened the scoring in the 59th minute and nine minutes later Mbappé made his mark on the match.
Jude Bellingham found Mbappe cutting into space inside the Atalanta box and the French star slotted home to find the top right corner for his first goal.
Mbappé, 25, wore the number 9 shirt – previously worn by Real Madrid legends Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, Ronaldo Nazário and Fernando Morientes – and played the full 90 minutes during the club’s sixth UEFA Super Cup victory.
Mbappé joined Real Madrid in June after spending seven seasons in France with Paris Saint-Germain, where he won six Ligue 1 titles, four French Cup triumphs and helped PSG reach the 2019-20 Champions League final.
Now with Real Madrid, Mbappé will reportedly earn $16 million a year after receiving a signing bonus of more than $100 million and is part of a team packed with world-class talents such as Viní Jr. Bellingham, Rodrygo and Luka Modrić, among many others.
Mbappé and Real Madrid will play against Mallorca next Saturday in their LaLiga opener and will be looking for their 37th league title and fifth since 2016-17.
