Goals from Federico Valverde and debutant Kylian Mbappé helped Real Madrid claimed a record-breaking sixth UEFA Super Cup by beating Atalanta at the National Stadium in Warsaw – as Carlo Ancelotti became the first coach to win five editions of the competition.
Key moments
15′: Hien blocks Mbappé attempt
24′: Militão heads De Roon cross-shot onto woodwork
45′: Rodrygo hits crossbar
47′: Courtois keeps out Pašalić header
59′: Valverde steers Madrid in front
68′: Mbappé blasts in clinching second
Match in brief: Stunning second half seals Madrid’s sixth Super Cup
Real Madrid’s attack-minded starting XI – featuring Mbappé making his first appearance following his summer move – confidently kept possession in the opening minutes as Atalanta chased. However, Gian Piero Gasperini’s team soon began to make ground with Davide Zappacosta’s dangerous diagonal run serving as a warning to the Champions League winners.
Isak Hien threw his body on the line to crucially block Mbappé’s first opportunity, before Valverde’s searching delivery skimmed narrowly beyond Vinícius Júnior’s outstretched leg as Los Blancos engineered a string of chances.
Mario Pašalić’ rues missing his second-half headerAFP via Getty Images
But Atalanta were slowly edging forward, and Éder Militão had to divert Marten De Roon’s cross-shot onto the woodwork. Ademola Lookman’s darting run from the halfway line was then cut off by last man Antonio Rüdiger, before Jude Bellingham went close seconds later.
In the last action of an intriguing first half, Vinícius Júnior picked out Rodrygo in ample space inside the penalty area, but the Brazilian’s off-balance drive crashed against the crossbar.