Mbappe marks his debut at Real Madrid with a goal and a trophy! What a way to start life at the Bernabeu. Indeed Atalanta were no match for them and even though they put up a well structured defense, the likes of Vini Jr and Bellingham and even Mbappe still found a way to break through.
Atalanta were hoping to bank on many pitting their hopes on Real Madrid and deliver a shocker like they did at the Europa finals but I guess they were quickly put in their place.
A really fine game and a display of masterclass football from both sides, even though Real Madrid were more offensive in their attack.
I enjoyed the Real Madrid game against Atalanta, this is the best Real Madrid squad we've been waiting for so long, but is this the Real Madrid team that Barcelona expects to compete with next season? Football is unpredictable, but if Barcelona wants to compete with Madrid, they must add more players rather than relying on their current poor players, Mbappe scored his first goal for the club on his debut, surprising those who expected him to fail because they thought Bellingham and Vinicius were not going to support him. Vinicuis Jr is an intelligent player, if he hadn't failed to win the Copa America, he would have won the Ballon d'Or because no attacking player has beaten him in European competitions during the last season.
However, Atalanta performed well in the first half, defending well enough to prevent Vinicius and Mbappe from breaking through to score. However, as the game went on, they were unable to stop Madrid attackers as successfully as they had in the first half. Atalanta did great, because I believe if another club were to face Madrid, they would have conceded more than two goals.