France's top goalscorer Kylian Mbappe scored three consecutive goals in official matches, contributing to his team's first UEFA Champions League victory.
Real Madrid won 3-1 at home against Stuttgart Germany in the first leg of the 2024-2025 UCL League phase at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid, Spain on the 18th.
Mbappe, who started as a two-top with Vinicius Junior, scored the first goal 27 seconds into the second half.
On the right side, Hodrigu intercepted the ball that the opponent's defense did not handle properly and dribbled forward at a high speed, and Mbappe, who rushed toward the opposite goal, finished the ball connected to him with his right foot and stabbed the top corner of the net.
Mbappe, who scored multiple goals in the fourth round of La Liga and also scored in the fifth round, showed sharp toes in three consecutive official matches, including his first UCL goal for Real Madrid.
Mbappe's score was not recorded as the winning goal as Real Madrid allowed Stuttgart's Deniz Undaf to score in the 23rd minute of the second half.
Real Madrid decided with Antonio Rudiger's header in the 38th minute of the second half.
Just before the end of the game, 18-year-old Indrique ran close to 50m in a counterattack and hit a left-footed wedge in front of the net.
Born in 2006, Indrique became the youngest ever scorer for Real Madrid in his UCL debut.
Aston Villa England, who entered the UCL for the first time in 41 years, beat the Young Voice Switzerland 3-0.
Aston Villa qualified for the UCL last season by ranking fourth in the English Premier League EPL.
Aston Villa, who played in the European Cup, the predecessor of the UCL, in 1982-1983, returned to the top stage of the European club competition for the first time in 41 years.
Aston Villa took the lead in the 27th minute with Yuri Tillemans' first goal from a corner kick.
Tillemans poked a low right foot into the corner of the opposite net in the right penalty area.
In the 38th minute of the first half, Jacob Ramsey pushed the ball with his left foot to score an additional goal while the opposing defense passed sloppyly to the goalkeeper.
Aston Villa also had the misfortune of having their goals canceled twice after VAR.
Just before Ollie Watkins scored in the 43rd minute of the first half, Watkins' handball foul was ruled invalid, and Hon Duran's goal in the 33rd minute of the second half was also not recognized as a score because it was confirmed that Amadu Onana's hand touched the ball during the previous pass.
Aston Villa won 3-0 in the 41st minute of the second half when Onana's low-footed shot from long distance stabbed the bottom corner of the net.
According to the BBC, Aston Villa coach Unai Emery, who is presenting "Emery Magic," has won 89 European competitions since the 2009-2010 season when the Europa League was launched.
It is the third-highest winning record after Pep Guardiola 102 wins, Manchester City England, Jose Mourinho 91 wins and Fenerbahce Turkiye.
Emery has won four trophies 2013-2014, 2014-2015, 2015-2016 and 2020-2021 in the Europa League alone.
Aston Villa, who was 14th in the EPL in the 2021-2022 season, has risen sharply to 7th place with "Magic Coach Emery" from the 2022-2023 season, and reached 4th place last season to achieve their dream of entering the UCL stage.
Liverpool England allowed Christian Pulisic to score the first goal in the third minute of the first half of the UCL League phase against AC Milan Italy, but they won 3-1 with Ibrima Konate's equalizer in the 23rd minute, Virgil van Dijk's reverse goal in the 41st minute of the first half, and Dominique Sobosler's net in the 22nd minute of the second half. 메이저사이트