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Kylian Mbappe scored two penalties to help Real Madrid beat Marsielle 2-1 in the opening match of the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday night.
Timothy Weah opened the score for Marseille in the 222 minutes, defeating Thibaut Courtois with a strong strike to dominate their host.
But Mbappe, who scored seven goals for Real Madrid in the Champions League last season, converted the penalty six minutes after to equalize.
Geoffrey Kondogbia has dropped Rodrygo in a box that leads to a penalty award.
Facundo Medina then arranged a handball after a strong challenge to stop Vinicius Jr. in the box, and Mbappe changed the two penalty in the 81st minute to give a real victory.
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Meanwhile, Los Blancos was given an initial blow when Trent Alexander-Arnold stopped injured after only three minutes. Real also saw Dani Cavajal being driven out in 72 minutes.
Earlier that day, Arsenal did a very good second half performance to seal a 2-0 victory over the Athletics Bilbao in Spain.
After the first half -round half, Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard came from the bench to get the Gunners Champions League campaign with a bright start.
In Portugal, Benfica wasted the advantage of the first two goals when Qarabag came from behind to win 3-2.
In another match played on Tuesday night, Tottenham Hotspur directed Villarreal 1-0; PSV is stunned 3-1 by Union, while Dortmund and Juventus play a 4-4 thriller in Turin.
