Kylian Mbappe renewed his quest to win a European title by scoring for Real Madrid in his first Champions League match with the club.
Mbappe found the open net after a cross by Rodrygo just seconds into the second half of Madrid's 3-1 win over Stuttgart at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.
“It was a great night,” Mbappe said. “It was a tough match, as they always are in the Champions League, but it was important to start with the win at home.”
Mbappe celebrated with a gesture in which he appeared to blow candles and sending a kiss. Spanish media said it was to honour his mother's 50th birthday.
The goal gave defending champions Madrid a 1-0 lead before Stuttgart equalised with Deniz Undav in the 68th. Antonio Rudiger put Madrid back in front in the 83rd and substitute Endrick closed the scoring deep into stoppage time to seal the victory for the defending champions.
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was Mbappe's 49th Champions League goal, putting him in the top-10 of top scorers all time in the competition. He has scored in three consecutive matches and has five goals in seven games with Madrid so far in all competitions.
Bayern win 9-2
Munich: Harry Kane broke Wayne Rooney's record for the most Champions League goals by an English player when the Bayern Munich striker scored four times against Dinamo Zagreb.
It was one of several records broken as Bayern routed Dinamo Zagreb 9-2 in one of the highest-scoring games in Champions League history — and an emphatic start to European competition for new coach Vincent Kompany.
“Amazing game, a bit of a crazy game for sure,” Kane said. “To score all those goals in the end was a great night.”
Kane took his tally to 33 in the competition by scoring in the 19th, 53rd, 73rd and 78th minutes — three of the goals were penalties — to surpass Rooney's record of 30.
“To be honest, after the second (penalty) I didn't really know what to do with the third one, but thankfully I was able to put it away,” Kane said.
