Kylian Mbappe had an ideal debut as he scored as Real Madrid beat Atalanta 2-0 to win the UEFA Super Cup, with an assist from Jude Bellingham.

Mbappe scores, Vinicius dances to Bellingham’s music. They become the new “BMV” trio that promises to defeat any defense.

Mbappe’s impressive debut

Real Madrid’s victory in the European Super Cup in Warsaw brought joy to the entire squad, from Florentino Perez to captain Luka Modric, to new signing Kylian Mbappe, who missed summer training but scored on his debut. “It’s like he’s been here for 10 years,” Real Madrid members said of Mbappe’s integration after just seven days of training at Valdebebas, before heading to the Polish capital.

Mbappe was happy and relieved. “It was a great night. I’ve been waiting for this moment for a long time: to play with this shirt, with this symbol, for these fans. It’s a great moment for me,” Mbappe said. He has not won any international titles in 7 seasons with PSG. In his Real Madrid debut, Mbappe won his first European title. “We won the title, that’s important. In Madrid, you always have to win. I’m very happy. With the goal, that’s important for a striker like me. But above all, it’s a joy to play with this team.”

At Real Madrid, people have really wanted him for years. Rodrygo is excited: Another star has arrived. One of the best in the world is with us now.” Rodrygo was comfortable working with Mbappe immediately, and understandably so. Mbappe joins a team capable of taking down the best defence. The goal that sealed the 2-0 win over Atalana said it all. Rodrygo played the ball to Vinicius, then Bellingham set up Mbappe.

The new Real Madrid connections started well, despite a difficult first half. “Kylian scoring was a given,” said Bellingham. Jude was delighted with Mbappe: “He’s been fantastic. It was unbelievable for me before, but now I’ve seen it up close. He’s a leader on the pitch.” Bellingham stressed: “People have been talking about Mbappe coming here for a long time and now it seems like he’s been here for a long time.”

Bellingam Change

Carlo Ancelotti, the happiest coach in the world, was more concise: “Kylian has great qualities. He works well, coordinates, participates in defense. He has the quality to score many goals. 50 goals? The question was asked to Mbappe right on the pitch. We are Real Madrid. We have no limit. If there are 50, then 50. The most important thing is that the whole team wins and progresses. This is how we will win titles”.

Mbappe’s debut was similar to Bellingham’s. Last year, Jude debuted with a goal. Now, he assisted Kylian. Any striker needs a goal as soon as possible, and Mbappe has achieved that. If things are going so well for Mbappe, a lot of the credit must go to Bellingham.

Mbappe and Vinicius ran in the same place in a crowded area throughout the first half, making it easy for Atalanta to defend and then counter-attack. This is how Atalanta beat Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 in the Europa League final. The modest Italian representative had a situation where the ball hit Militao’s head and hit the crossbar midway through the first half. In the second half, only Courtois’ brilliance saved Madrid from conceding a goal. Madrid’s chaos further explains the importance of the value that Toni Kroos brings.

The difference was also when Bellingham dropped back a bit. A necessary step back without Kroos. There, Jude organised the ball better. He found Vinicius for the opening goal, opening the way for the Brazilian to show off his dribbling skills, then set up Valverde to score. “Ancelotti trusted me in many positions…”, Jude explained when receiving the European Super Cup best player award.

Ancelotti has plenty of notes in his Super Cup notebook. After all, the cohesion of the “BMV” trio pleases him. Madrid have six more trophies to win this season.