Real Madrid rally past Marseille, Mbappé scores two penalties | OneFootball

Real Madrid defeated Olympique de Marseille this Tuesday, coming from behind to win 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabéu, in the first round of the Champions League group stage. Timothy Weah opened the scoring for the visitors. Mbappé, with two penalties, secured the victory for Los Blancos.

Interestingly, both penalties awarded to Real Madrid were won by Brazilians. In the first half, Rodrygo was brought down inside the box. In the second half, Vinícius Júnior saw the opposing defender handle the ball while trying to block his shot. It's also worth noting that the comeback happened while Real Madrid were down to ten men after Carvajal was sent off for headbutting the Olympique de Marseille goalkeeper.

Real Madrid will be back on the pitch next Saturday at 11:15 am (Brasília time), against Espanyol at the Santiago Bernabéu, for the fifth round of the Spanish Championship. Olympique de Marseille, on the other hand, will face Paris Saint-Germain in a classic on Sunday at 3:45 pm (Brasília time), at the Vélodrome, for the French Championship.

In the Champions League, Real Madrid will face Kairat from Kazakhstan in the second round, on September 30th at 1:45 pm (Brasília time). Olympique de Marseille, meanwhile, will play Ajax on the same day, but at 4:00 pm (Brasília time), at the Vélodrome.

Standings

Both Real Madrid and Olympique de Marseille played their first match in the current edition of the Champions League. Both teams will play eight matches in the group stage before it is decided who advances directly to the round of 16 and who will participate in the playoffs.

Match Summary

REAL MADRID 2 X 1 OLYMPIQUE DE MARSEILLE

Competition: Champions League  Venue: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid (Spain)  Date: September 16, 2025 (Tuesday)  Time: 4:00 pm (Brasília time)

Yellow Cards: Militão, Tchouameni (Real Madrid); Pavard, Medina (Olympique de Marseille)  Red Cards: Carvajal (Real Madrid)

Refereeing

Goals Olympique de Marseille Weah, 22’ 1st half

Real Madrid Mbappé, 28’ 1st half and 35’ 2nd half (both penalties)

REAL MADRID Courtois; Alexander-Arnold (Carvajal), Militão, Huijsen and Álvaro Carreras; Tchouameni, Valverde and Arda Guler (Asencio); Rodrygo (Vinícius Júnior), Mastantuono (Brahim Díaz) and Mbappé. Coach: Xabi Alonso.

OLYMPIQUE DE MARSEILLE

Rulli; Balerdi, Medina, Pavard (Egan-Riley) and Emerson (Murillo); Hojberg, O’Riley (Igor Paixão) and Kondogbia (Vermereen); Greenwood, Weah (Gouiri) and Aubameyang. Coach: Roberto De Zerbi.

The Match

Right in the opening minutes, Real Madrid suffered a setback. Trent Alexander-Arnold felt muscle discomfort and had to be replaced by Carvajal. Olympique de Marseille, taking advantage, opened the scoring in the 22nd minute, surprising the Santiago Bernabéu. Arda Guler lost the ball in midfield to Mason Greenwood, who sped forward to the edge of the box and set up Timothy Weah, who struck firmly to beat Courtois and find the back of the net.

But the French side barely had time to celebrate. Six minutes later, Rodrygo made a good individual play, was brought down inside the area, and the referee awarded a penalty. Mbappé stepped up and made no mistake, shooting hard into the corner with no chance for the Olympique de Marseille goalkeeper.

In the second half, coach Xabi Alonso made some substitutions, bringing on Vinícius Júnior for Rodrygo and Brahim Díaz for Franco Mastantuono. But just a few minutes later, Carvajal compromised Real Madrid by headbutting goalkeeper Rulli and being sent off by the referee.

Even with a man down in the final stretch, Real Madrid managed to turn the game around. Vinícius Júnior received the ball inside the box after a quick exchange of passes and, as he shot, was blocked by the defender, who handled the ball. The referee immediately pointed to the spot, Mbappé stepped up again and once more did not miss, securing a hard-fought comeback victory for the home side in their Champions League opener.

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