Real Madrid maintained their flawless start to the season with the midweek win, extending their run to six wins from six matches.
Kylian Mbapp scored twice in three minutes and teenager Franco Mastantuono made his scoring debut with Real Madrid in a 4-1 win at Levante in the Spanish league on Tuesday, a result that extended the club's winning start to the season. Vincius Jnior also scored for Madrid as it earned its sixth straight league victory this season. We played a very complete game," Madrid coach Xabi Alonso said. We need to keep this momentum. This is just the beginning and we want to keep competing well. Mbapp scored Madrid's third goal by converting a 64th-minute penalty kick Panenka style after he was fouled inside the area. The France international added the fourth in the 66th after getting past the goalkeeper and finding the open net. The goals were Mbapp's eighth and ninth in seven matches with Madrid this season. He also scored twice in two matches with France's national team. The 18-year-old Mastantuono, signed from River Plate in the summer, scored in the 38th with a shot from inside the a
Teenage forward Franco Mastantuono became the youngest player to start for Real Madrid in the Champions League, according to UEFA. At 18 years, 33 days old, Mastantuono started Tuesday in Madrid's league phase opener against Marseille at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. The Argentine forward beat the mark set last year by Brazil striker Endrick, who was 18 years, 73 days old when he started for Madrid against Lille. Before that, Madrid's youngest Champions League starter from group stage to final had been Ral Gonzlez, who was 18 years, 78 days old when he played against Ajax in 1995. Mastantuono joined from Argentine club River Plate on a six-year deal. The club reportedly paid 45 million euros ($53 million) in the transfer. Mastantuono has quickly become a crowd favorite thanks to his nifty moves. He excited the Bernabeu crowd with a few of them on Tuesday. The young forward hit the post after a neat run early in the game. He almost scored in first-half stoppage time, but his ...
Kylian Mbapp converted two penalties and 10-man Real Madrid came back to beat visiting Marseille 2-1 on the opening night of the Champions League. The victory meant that 15-time champion Madrid became the first team in competition history since the rebranding in the early 1990s to reach 200 wins. And it gave former Madrid playing standout Xabi Alonso a victory in his Champions League debut as the club's coach. Timothy Weah put visiting Marseille ahead early on but Mbapp struck back from the penalty spot in the 29th and 81st. The first penalty came after a foul on Rodrygo and the second for a handball by a defender. Mbapp now has 50 goals in 64 matches with Madrid. We are happy that he keeps scoring goals and has been feeling more and more comfortable, Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde said of the France star. Our job is to make sure the ball gets to him and that he can have even more scoring opportunities than he is having now. Madrid captain Dani Carvajal was sent off in th
The Estadio Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid, Spain, will host the UCL 2025 match between Real Madrid and Marseille
Vincius Jnior and Arda Gler scored back-to-back goals to help Real Madrid rally for a 2-1 win over Mallorca and make it three wins in as many games in the Spanish league. Xabi Alonso's team saw three newcomers make key plays in the victory at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. Mallorca struck first when Vedat Muriqi muscled Dean Huijsen out of the way to reach a corner kick by Pablo Torre, redirecting the cross with the back of his shoulder past Thibaut Courtois in the 18th minute. The 20-year-old Huijsen played a part in leveling in the 37th. The new Madrid central defender headed a cross from a set piece across the goalmouth for Gler to smash home. Vincius only needed another minute to put Madrid in front after Mallorca lost the ball in midfield. The Brazil forward had room to romp forward before cutting back to his left foot and firing in his second goal of the campaign. Mallorca pressed for the equalizer in an open second half. Midfielder Sergi Darder came close to delivering a b
Antonio Rüdiger is now available for Madrid after completing a six-match suspension. Despite his return, Éder Militão is expected to partner with Dean Huijsen at centre-back.
Kylian Mbapp got off to a scoring start in his second season with Real Madrid, leading the team to a 1-0 victory over Osasuna in their Spanish league opener Tuesday. Mbapp, the leading scorer in his debut with Madrid last season, converted a 51st-minute penalty kick to give the hosts the victory. A nice run by Mbapp through the right side of the area, followed by a neat cutback move, prompted the foul. The goal gave new coach Xabi Alonso a winning debut in his first full season with the club. The former Madrid player arrived before the Club World Cup to replace Carlo Ancelotti, who left to take the Brazil job. It was special to be back here as a coach, unforgettable, Alonso said. Hopefully it was the first of many victories celebrated here. Alonso started the match with three of the club's new signings for the season left back lvaro Carreras, right back Trent Alexander-Arnold and central defender Dean Huijsen. Teenage forward Franco Mastantuono came off the bench to replace Brahim
Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso has praised the maturity of teenager newcomer Franco Mastantuono and downplayed the player's choice of former Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi as the world's best player. The 18-year-old Mastantuono signed a six-year deal with Madrid and said during his introduction last week that he considers his countryman Messi the best in the world. It's logical for Messi to be his favorite player," Alonso said on Monday. "He's from Argentina and he's left-footed, so it's no surprise to me. Messi dueled with Cristiano Ronaldo for years when he played for Barcelona and Ronaldo also considered by many the best in the world played for Madrid. Now, Ronaldo is playing for Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia while Messi is with Inter Miami in the United States. Madrid already reached a deal to sign Mastantuono but had to wait until the former River Plate player turned 18. The club reportedly paid 45 million euros ($52.5 million) in the transfer. The first time I spoke to ...
Real Madrid said it "firmly rejects" having a regular-season Spanish league game played in the United States and warned of a turning point in the world of football. Villarreal, in contrast, is promising free travel and tickets for season-ticket holders if its match against Barcelona in Miami is approved in what would be a first for the league. The 17th-round match in La Liga would be played at the Hard Rock Stadium. Madrid said Tuesday it has taken action to keep the Dec. 20 match from happening in the U.S., claiming it would hurt the integrity of the competition and the legitimacy of the results. The measure, which was taken without prior information or consultation of the clubs participating in the competition, infringes the essential principle of territorial reciprocity, which applies in two-legged league competitions (one match at home and the other at the home of the opposing team), upsetting the competitive balance and giving an undue sporting advantage to the applicant clubs,
The road to the Champions League begins on 8 July 2025, with the qualifying rounds. These will feature clubs battling it out in both the Champions Path and League Path, with only seven spots left.
The current deal that tops the charts is Neymar Jr's world-record transfer from FC Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), which cost the Parisian club a whopping €222 million (₹1,776 crore) back in
Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham underwent shoulder surgery Wednesday and is expected to miss the start of the La Liga season. The club said in a brief statement that the England international needed surgery to address recurrent dislocation of his left shoulder. The procedure was successful, it added. Bellingham will now undergo a period of rehabilitation, prior to returning to training and starting his recovery," the club's statement said. Madrid did not say for how long Bellingham will be sidelined, but Spanish media reported he could be out two to three months. Madrid opens its La Liga campaign on Aug. 19 against Osasuna.
This transfer also highlights a remarkable shift in Modric's career priorities. At Madrid, he had been earning close to €10 million annually, before accepting a 50% wage reduction in his final season.
Real Madrid reached a deal to sign lvaro Carreras from Benfica on Monday, bringing back the young left back who came through the Spanish club's youth squads. Madrid said the 22-year-old Carreras is arriving on a six-year contract. Financial details of the transfer were not immediately released. Carreras played in Madrid's youth academy from 2017-20. The Spaniard joined Benfica from Manchester United after being named the English club's best under-23 player of the 2021-22 season. He won this year's Portuguese League Cup with Benfica. Carreras will be officially introduced by Madrid on Tuesday. Madrid was eliminated by Paris Saint-Germain in the semifinals of the Club World Cup. Madrid had a disappointing season by its standards, finishing runner-up to rival Barcelona in La Liga and being eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Champions League despite having signed France star Kylian Mbapp last summer.
At age 39, Luka Modric is going to try and help restore seven-time European champion AC Milan to glory after one of the most disappointing Rossoneri seasons in recent memory The 2018 Ballon d'Or winner landed in Italy on Monday for a medical with Milan after saying goodbye to Real Madrid following 13 highly successful seasons in Spain. He was expected to a sign a one-year contract later, with an option for a second season. Modric grew up supporting Milan because his idol and fellow Croat, Zvonimir Boban, played for the club in the 1990s. Modric announced in May that he was leaving Madrid after helping the Spanish powerhouse to 28 titles: six European Cups, six Club World Cups, five European Super Cups, four Spanish leagues, two Copas del Rey and five Spanish Super Cups. Milan finished eighth in Serie A last season and missed out on a spot in Europe. The Italian club rehired Massimiliano Allegri as coach after the season, replacing the fired Sergio Conceicao. Allegri won the Itali
Kylian Mbapp has dropped the legal proceedings he started this year against Paris Saint-Germain for moral harassment, a person with knowledge of the situation told the Associated Press. The Paris prosecutor's office last month said Mbapp accused the club in a legal filing, and opened an investigation. A person close to the France captain said on Tuesday that Mbapp's decision to end that legal procedure was linked to a desire for reconciliation with his former club. The person was not authorized to speak publicly in line with the practice of Mbapp's entourage. The France captain is at odds with his former club, arguing PSG owes him 55 million euros ($61 million) in unpaid wages. The person said the end of the criminal proceedings does not affect that ongoing procedure before an industrial tribunal. When he accused Paris Saint-Germain of moral harassment this spring, Mbapp denounced the lofting' he claimed to have been subjected to at the club. The word lofting is used in France to .
Kylian Mbapp jogged, clapped his hands together and waved to a crowd of excited fans before checking into the Club World Cup for the first time. From there, the Real Madrid star didn't need to do much for his club to advance past Juventus into the tournament's quarterfinals. Gonzalo Garca, who had started Madrid's four matches while Mbapp dealt with an illness, scored what turned out to be the winning goal on a header Tuesday afternoon before subbing out of the match. Mbapp replaced him in the 68th minute of the 1-0 win in the round of 16, interacting with the crowd that chanted his name before taking off his warmup suit. He was active on the pitch and received a few passes from Vinicius Junior despite not scoring. Mbapp had a gastrointestinal illness before Real Madrid's opening Club World Cup match and was treated at a hospital. He sat out all three group matches as Madrid won two and drew the other. In his place, the 21-year-old Garca scored three goals, with a goal contributio
Star striker Kylian Mbapp could make his Club World Cup debut when Real Madrid faces Juventus in the round of 16 on Tuesday, coach Xabi Alonso said. I don't know how much, but a big possibility, Alonso said Monday at Hard Rock Stadium about the prospect of Mbapp being available. Mbapp suffered a gastrointestinal illness before Real Madrid's first Club World Cup match and was treated at a hospital. He sat out all three group-stage matches as Madrid went 2-0-1. His return would bring star power to a tournament that took a hit when Lionel Messi and Inter Miami were eliminated in the first knockout round by Mbapp's former club, Paris Saint-Germain. Alonso also said captain Dani Carvajal and defender der Milito would start Tuesday, adding to a back line that has needed new signings Trent Alexander-Arnold and Dean Huijsen to start every game thus far. Carvajal has not played since tearing his ACL and undergoing surgery last fall. I could be on the bench at the disposal of the manager,
Real Madrid, now showing signs of form under Xabi Alonso, head into the match after a 3-1 win over Pachuca.