
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2024/25 J6
Real Madrid's victory over Atalanta is overshadowed by Mbappé (2-3)
Published:10/12/2024 - 23:00h
Updated:10/12/2024 - 23:00h
Real Madrid achieved a crucial victory against Atalanta (2-3). However, Kylian Mbappé alarmed the team by leaving the match due to injury
The Real Madrid achieved a pivotal victory in Bergamo, although they paid a high price. The merengue team visited Atalanta on matchday 6 of the Champions League with the obligation to secure three points after suffering two consecutive defeats, and they managed a win that keeps them alive in the European competition (2-3), although it was 'overshadowed' by the injury of Kylian Mbappé.
With the return of Vinicius Jr. to the team after being sidelined for several weeks, the whites took to the field of the Gewiss Stadium dominating their rivals and were rewarded after 10 minutes with a goal from Mbappé to open the scoring. The Frenchman would later raise alarms in the capital by leaving the match due to discomfort in his left leg.
The departure of the French forward took its toll on the merengues, who faded on the field as the minutes passed and were overtaken by the transalpine team, which equalized from the penalty spot just before halftime thanks to a great shot from De Ketelaere after a foul by Aurélien Tchouaméni on Kolasinac inside the area.
Madrid asked for the hour in the second half
Upon returning from the locker room, Vinicius took advantage of a mistake by De Roon at the edge of the area to put the Madrid team ahead again, and just three minutes later, Jude Bellingham put distance between the two teams.
Refusing to give up, Ademola Lookman scored the goal that narrowed the gap between the two teams, and despite the fact that Gian Piero Gasperini's side cornered the whites for much of the second half, the lack of decisiveness in Courtois' area and the 'luck' of the visitors prevented a comeback.
In this way, Madrid overcomes the defeats against Liverpool and Milan, and with this victory, they jump to the 18th position in the table with 9 points, awaiting the matches that will take place this Wednesday, December 11. In Chamartín, they manage to breathe amid their sporting crisis, but doubts on the field are growing.
Technical sheet of the match
- Atalanta: Carnesecchi; Djimsiti (Kossounou, m. 74), Hien, Kolasinac; Bellanova (Zappacosta, m. 75), de Roon, Éderson, Ruggeri (Zaniolo, m. 87); Pasalic (Samardzic, m. 58), De Ketelaere (Retegui, m. 74) and Lookman.
- Real Madrid: Courtois; L. Vázquez, Rüdiger, Tchouaméni, F. García; Ceballos (Modric, m. 84), Valverde, Bellingham (Güler, m. 87); Vinicius Jr., Brahim Díaz (Asencio, m. 84) and Mbappé (Rodrygo, m. 36).
- Referee: Szymon Marciniak.
- Incidents: Match corresponding to Matchday 6 of the Champions League 2024-25
- Goals of the match: 0-1, Mbappé (min. 10); 1-1, De Ketelaere (min. 45+3); 1-2, Vinicius Jr. (min. 56); 1-3, Bellingham (min. 59); 2-3, Lookman (min. 65).