Kylian Mbappe scored twice from the penalty spot as Real Madrid fought again to beat Marseille 2-1 on the opening evening of the Champions League on Tuesday.
Timothy Weah gave the French aspect a shock lead early within the recreation after Mason Greenwood gained the ball close to midfield.
Madrid equalised earlier than the break when Mbappé transformed a penalty following a foul on Rodrygo.
The Spanish giants had been lowered to 10 males when Dani Carvajal was despatched off within the 72nd minute, however Mbappe struck once more late on from the spot after a handball contained in the field.
The win made Madrid the primary membership to achieve 200 victories within the competitors since its rebranding within the early Nineties. It was additionally a profitable debut for brand spanking new coach Xabi Alonso.
Elsewhere, Arsenal began with a 2-0 victory away to Athletic Bilbao. Their huge summer season signing, Viktor Gyökeres, missed a transparent header early within the second half, however the substitutes proved decisive.
Gabriel Martinelli broke the impasse lower than a minute after approaching, and Leandro Trossard sealed the factors quickly after.
Union Saint-Gilloise, one among 4 debutants on this season’s competitors, surprised PSV Eindhoven 3-1 away.
Promise David, of Nigerian descent, opened the scoring from the penalty spot earlier than Anouar Ait El Hadj added a superb solo effort.
Argentine defender Kevin Mac Allister made it three within the second half, with Ruben van Bommel scoring a late comfort for PSV.
In London, Tottenham had been helped by an personal objective from goalkeeper Luiz Junior to edge Villarreal 1-0.
The evening’s highest-scoring match got here in Turin, the place Juventus and Borussia Dortmund shared an eight-goal thriller.
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Dortmund appeared set for victory, however Juventus staged a dramatic stoppage-time comeback to safe a 4-4 draw, with Dušan Vlahović and Lloyd Kelly enjoying decisive roles off the bench.
There was additionally a shock lead to Lisbon as Qarabag got here from two targets right down to defeat Benfica 3-2.
This season marks the second yr of UEFA’s new league-phase format. As a substitute of conventional teams, 36 groups play eight matches towards totally different opponents on a single desk.
The highest eight sides will progress on to the spherical of 16, whereas the groups ranked from ninth to twenty fourth will contest playoff ties to assert the remaining spots.
The competitors continues on Wednesday as extra golf equipment start their push for Europe’s greatest prize.
