With Kylian Mbappe to his left and Vinicius Jr to his proper, Endrick nonetheless doubled down on himself to cap off a dream debut for Real Madrid within the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday. Fresh from exchanging wedding ceremony vows and incomes the ”Bobby” nickname within the Galacticos’ lockerroom, Brazilian sensation Endrick fired his first of many for Carlo Ancelotti’s males as Mbappe-starrer Real Madrid kickstarted their title defence with a hard-fought 3-1 win over gutsy VfB Stuttgart on the Santiago Bernabeu.
Holders Real Madrid adopted by contenders Bayern Munich, Liverpool and Juventus opened their accounts on matchday 1 of Europe’s greatest competitors on the membership stage. Kicking off the brand new format of the 36-team Champions League event with 9 targets, six-time winners Bayern Munich laid down the gauntlet by crushing Dinamo Zagreb 9-2 on the well-known Allianz Arena in Munich. Hosts Sporting CP registered a 2-0 win over Lille whereas seven-time champions AC Milan bowed right down to Liverpool after drawing first blood at San Siro.
Madness from Musiala
Unselfish from RodrygoTwo beautiful assists @Lays_football || #UCLassists pic.twitter.com/puKJ3lxkWw
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) September 17, 2024
1) Young Yildiz doing Del Piero issues for Juventus
The youngest crop of Aston Villa supporters was not even born when the Premier League membership featured within the European competitors previous to the 2024-2025 season. Becoming the eleventh English membership to play the Champions League, Unai Emery’s Aston Villa defeated BSC Young Boys 3-0 of their first away fixture. Returning to the Champions League fold, Serie A heavyweights Juventus outclassed PSV 3-1 to announce their arrival. Netting an Alessandro Del Piero-esque aim, teenager Kenan Yildiz eclipsed the Italian legend to turn out to be the youngest-ever Champions League scorer for the Old Lady. Juve missed the final season of the European competitors after being banned for breaching UEFA membership licensing and FFP guidelines.
Yıldız’s finesse or Debast’s rocket?
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— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) September 17, 2024
2) Kane conquers Wayne in Champions League
Reopening one of the best England striker debate within the historical past of the attractive recreation, goal-machine Harry Kane shattered Wayne Rooney’s document on the opening day. The Bayern Munich ahead netted 4 targets towards Dinamo Zagreb within the 11-goal encounter. Kane holds the document for many Champions League targets by an English participant. Taking his tally to 33 targets within the Champions League, Kane is three strikes forward of the Manchester United and Everton legend. The England talisman scored two targets from the penalty spot for the Vincent Kompany-coached facet. Thanks to Kane’s goal-scoring exploits, Bayern claimed the document for many targets in a Champions League recreation.
A murals. #MiaSanMia #FCBDIN #UCL pic.twitter.com/GKbm6CgPq9
— FC Bayern München (@FCBayern) September 17, 2024
3) Un-Real debut for Endrick; Mbappe delivers for Blancos
Reigning champions Real Madrid made amends after enjoying a quiet first half towards Stuttgart by coining the opener by way of Mbappe, seconds into the ultimate 45 on the Bernabeu. Rodrigo paved the best way for Mbappe to attain his first Champions League for Los Blancos. Only one behind French icon Thiery Henry, Mbappe has matched Alfredo Di Stefano’s aim tally together with his forty ninth strike within the Champions League. Interestingly, Mbappe was not the one Champions League debutant on the scoresheet for the La Liga heavyweights. Just quarter-hour into his Champions League intro, wonderkid Endrick produced the sucker punch as his left-footed strike from outdoors the field sealed Madrid’s first win of the brand new season. Surpassing membership legend Raul Gonzalez, Endrick (18 years and 58 days) has turn out to be the youngest participant to attain for Real Madrid in Champions League historical past.
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