{"id":2782,"date":"2025-09-17T02:36:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T02:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2025\/09\/17\/mbappe-rescues-10-man-real-madrid-against-marseille-in-champions-league\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T02:36:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T02:36:13","slug":"mbappe-rescues-10-man-real-madrid-against-marseille-in-champions-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2025\/09\/17\/mbappe-rescues-10-man-real-madrid-against-marseille-in-champions-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Mbappe rescues 10-man Real Madrid against Marseille in Champions League"},"content":{"rendered":"<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Kylian Mbappe converted two penalties, and 10-man Real Madrid came back to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/liveblog\/2025\/9\/16\/live-real-madrid-vs-olympique-marseille-uefa-champions-league\">beat visiting Marseille 2-1<\/a> on the opening night of the new Champions League season.<\/p>\n<p>The victory on Tuesday meant that 15-time champion Madrid became the first team in competition history \u2013 since the rebranding in the early 1990s \u2013 to reach 200 wins.<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n<p><span>list of 4 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>list 1 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2025\/9\/16\/kenyas-kipyegon-wins-record-fourth-1500m-title-at-world-athletics\">\u2018I had wings\u2019: Kenya\u2019s Kipyegon wins unprecedented fourth 1,500m title<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 2 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2025\/9\/16\/dallas-wings-star-paige-bueckers-named-wnba-rookie-of-the-year\">Dallas Wings star Paige Bueckers named WNBA Rookie of the Year<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 3 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/9\/15\/spanish-pm-calls-for-israels-ban-from-sporting-events-over-gaza-genocide\">Spanish PM calls for Israel\u2019s ban from sporting events over Gaza genocide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 4 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/opinions\/2025\/9\/15\/indian-crickets-pakistan-problem-can-you-monetise-patriotism\">Indian cricket\u2019s Pakistan problem: Can you monetise patriotism?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>It also gave former Madrid-playing standout Xabi Alonso a victory in his Champions League debut as the club\u2019s coach.<\/p>\n<p>Timothy Weah put visiting Marseille ahead early on, but Mbappe struck back from the penalty spot in the 29th and 81st.<\/p>\n<p>The first penalty came after a foul on Rodrygo, and the second was for a handball by a defender.<\/p>\n<p>Mbappe now has 50 goals in 64 matches with Madrid, moving level with former Real and Manchester United forward Ruud van Nistelrooy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are happy that he keeps scoring goals and has been feeling more and more comfortable,\u201d Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde said of the France player.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur job is to make sure the ball gets to him and that he can have even more scoring opportunities than he is having now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Madrid captain Dani Carvajal was sent off in the 72nd for head-butting Marseille goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli.<\/p>\n<p>Weah, a United States international and the son of former Ballon d\u2019Or winner George Weah, was set up by Mason Greenwood, who stripped Madrid\u2019s Arda Guler near midfield.<\/p>\n<p>Trent Alexander-Arnold\u2019s Champions League debut for Madrid lasted only five minutes. The England defender was replaced by Carvajal because of an apparent muscle injury.<\/p>\n<p>Spanish police clashed with Marseille fans before the match, but the situation was controlled quickly.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3955455\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3955455\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AFP__20250916__74QU64M__v1__MidRes__FblEurC1RealMadridMarseille-1758056514.jpg?w=770&#038;resize=770%2C572&#038;quality=80\" alt=\"Real Madrid's Spanish defender #02 Dani Carvajal faces Marseille's Argentine goalkeeper #01 Geronimo Rulli during the UEFA Champions League first round day 1 football match\" fetchpriority=\"low\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3955455\">Real Madrid\u2019s Spanish defender, Dani Carvajal, right, clashes with Marseille\u2019s Argentinian goalkeeper, Geronimo Rulli [Thomas Coex\/AFP]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>An early own goal from goalkeeper Luiz Junior gave Tottenham a 1-0 win over visiting Villarreal.<\/p>\n<p>Borussia Dortmund and Juventus drew 4-4 in Turin. Juventus substitute Dusan Vlahovic scored one goal in stoppage time. He then set up the equaliser for English defender Lloyd Kelly. The game had been 0-0 at halftime.<\/p>\n<p>Qarabag came from two goals down to win 3-2 at Benfica.<\/p>\n<p>In the second season of the new league-phase format, the top eight teams advance to the round of 16. The next 16 teams enter a two-leg playoff, with eight advancing.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">MADNESS \ud83d\ude31\ud83e\udd2f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UCL?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UCL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Fu1aZyXzxe\">pic.twitter.com\/Fu1aZyXzxe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChampionsLeague\/status\/1968060766810149270?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 id=\"arsenal-subs-decisive-against-bilbao\">Arsenal subs decisive against Bilbao<\/h2>\n<p id=\"viktor-gyokeres-was-off-target-in-his-champions-league-debut-for-arsenal\">Viktor Gyokeres was off target in his Champions League debut for Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>The London club\u2019s substitutes were decisive, though, in a 2-0 win for the Gunners at Athletic Bilbao.<\/p>\n<p>Gabriel Martinelli scored less than a minute after he came on, and Leandro Trossard, who had replaced Gyokeres, doubled the lead 15 minutes later.<\/p>\n<p>Gyokeres, Arsenal\u2019s prized signing who scored six Champions League goals for Sporting Lisbon last season, missed a golden chance shortly after the break. The Sweden international evaded his marker with ease and rose to meet a well-placed free kick from Declan Rice, but his header went well wide of the target.<\/p>\n<p>Martinelli and Trossard also provided the assists on each other\u2019s goals.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"union-s-memorable-debut-in-eindhoven\">Union\u2019s memorable debut in Eindhoven<\/h2>\n<p>Competition newcomer Union Saint-Gilloise made a memorable debut, as the Belgian club won 3-1 across the border at PSV Eindhoven.<\/p>\n<p>The first goal of this season\u2019s competition was a penalty kick converted by Canada international Promise David.<\/p>\n<p>The penalty was awarded when United States international Ricardo Pepi harshly landed his boot into the leg of Union\u2019s English centre back, Christian Burgess.<\/p>\n<p>Goalkeeper Matej Kovar then went the wrong way on the spot kick in the ninth minute.<\/p>\n<p>Another error by Pepi led to Union\u2019s second before the break, a dribbling exhibition and expert finish by Anouar Ait El Hadj.<\/p>\n<p>Union, who qualified by winning the Belgian league for the first time in 90 years, is one of four clubs making their competition debuts this season. The others are Bod\u00f8\/Glimt (Norway), Kairat (Kazakhstan) and Pafos (Cyprus).<\/p>\n<p>Argentinian defender Kevin Mac Allister, who is named for Macaulay Culkin\u2019s character in Home Alone, made it 3-0 from close range in the 81st.<\/p>\n<p>Ruben van Bommel, the son of former Netherlands standout Mark van Bommel, scored for PSV in the 90th.<\/p>\n<p>PSV had gone unbeaten in its previous 11 group or league matches in the UEFA competition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kylian Mbappe converted two penalties, and 10-man Real Madrid came back to beat visiting Marseille 2-1 on the opening night of the new Champions League season. 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