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Kylian Mbappe struck on his Real Madrid debut to help his new side claim a record sixth UEFA Super Cup with a 2-0 win over Atalanta on Wednesday in Warsaw
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The superstar French forward has waited years to play for his dream club and after finally signing for Los Blancos this summer at the end of his Paris Saint-Germain deal, celebrated his first appearance with a goal
Fede Valverde broke the deadlock from close range for the Champions League holders in the 59th minute after the Italian Europa League winners held their own in the first half
Madrid began to rack up the chances and Mbappe rifled home in the 68th minute after Jude Bellingham spotted his dart into space in the box to seal the victory
Madrid's triumph ensured coach Carlo Ancelotti equalled former Los Blancos coach Miguel Munoz on a joint-record 14 titles won at the helm of the club.
As a result England international Bellingham played as part of the midfield trio rather than in the advanced position he began last season in to such devastating goalscoring effect.
Mbappe's only chance in a tight first half arrived in the 15th minute but his shot from the middle of the box was well blocked by Isak Hien.
Gian Piero Gasperini's Atalanta, appearing in their first Super Cup after stunning Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa League final last season, came close to taking the lead when Eder Militao headed Marten de Roon's cross ahead his own bar.
Bellingham was booked for a late challenge on Atalanta goalkeeper Juan Musso on a foray forward from midfield after taking a heavy touch to control a clever ball from Vinicius.
Rodrygo clipped the top of Atalanta's crossbar just before the break after being teed up by Vinicius.
Madrid stopper Thibaut Courtois, who missed most of last season injured, produced a stunning one-handed save to tip over a Mario Pasalic header at the start of the second half.
Mbappe movement
Madrid broke the deadlock before the hour mark through Valverde, tapping home from close range while Atalanta's defence worried about Mbappe, who was moving with more freedom.
Bellingham, increasingly influential, fed Vinicius, who cut the ball across goal for the Uruguayan midfielder to tap home.
Vinicius should have doubled Madrid's lead when sent through on goal but Musso tipped over his effort.
Swedish defender Hien blocked from Bellingham as Madrid sought a second and then Musso thwarted the former Borussia Dortmund man.
Mbappe eventually delivered it with a lethal finish after Bellingham kept an attack alive and spotted the Frenchman's clever movement.
The striker was given an ovation by Madrid's fans after Ancelotti brought him off in the 83rd minute, likely the first of many to follow.
Super Cup latest stop for 86-year-old Real Madrid superfan
Real Madrid will count on extra dedicated support when they face Atalanta for the Super Cup on Wednesday as 86-year-old Juan Antonio Cobos will cheer on them from the stands, just the way he has for the past seven decades.
In February Cobos, a retired pharmacist, received a gold and diamond insignia of Real Madrid at a ceremony to honour their longest-serving members (socios), where he was recognised for his sixty years with the club.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel."It runs in my family, my mother and father were Madrid fans," Cobos told Reuters.
"Since I was six years old my parents used to take me to the stadium to watch Madrid. Since I was a little boy, I have learned it at home."
Born in 1937, Cobos moved to Madrid to study pharmacy at 17 and started to attend the games regularly.
He then met Federico Cano, a dedicated Real supporter who became a friend for life. Together with Cano, they began to follow Real abroad, starting a lifetime adventure.
In 1956 the duo went to Paris to witness the first final of the European Cup, later converted into the Champions League, which Real lifted after beating Reims 4-3 led by club great Alfredo Di Stefano.
"It was an epic match," he said. "That Real was tremendous, the way they won.
"But while watching that game with my friend Federico, we didn't realize that we were experiencing the birth of a competition that was to become so famous in the world. It was impossible to imagine."
He neither could imagine he would go on to witness in person all but one out of the 15 Champions League finals that Real have won to become the competition's all-time leaders.
"I've been to all the European Cup finals except the third, the one in Brussels (in 1958)," Cobos said.
"It's the only one I missed because I had failed a subject and my father said 'Grounded, you're not going.'"
'FAMILY AND REAL MADRID'
Vigorous and with a good sense of humour, Cobos has always shared his passion for family along with Spain's most successful club, and travelling around Europe with the team continues to lift his spirits.
"It can only be understood by those who have this passion for football. I don't know how to explain it either," he said.
"I understand that there are people who don't get it, who say 'He's crazy, he's a madman'. Well, no, I'm far from crazy.
"I have my usual family life, I've been with my wife since 1964 when we got married. She has not come to Warsaw because of health problems. But I am here with my daughter.
"My joy are my family and Real Madrid."
During the last 40 years, Cobos barely missed a stop on Real's European journey. And whenever he did, it was for greater reasons.
He was forced to skip some of the 2005-06 games when he was battling cancer. After that, when the COVID-19 pandemic grounded planes and kept fans away from the stadiums in 2020, it also temporarily separated Juan Antonio from following his team.
FIFA rules out BPL transfer window extension
Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) outfits must complete their players' registration formalities by the existing deadline of August 19, as FIFA did not agree to extend the transfer window of the country's top-tier domestic competition.
Following the resignation of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina amid the student-led protests on August 5, the premises of a few clubs like Abahani, Sheikh Jamal DC, and Fortis FC were vandalised by miscreants.
Clubs such as Sheikh Jamal, Sheikh Russel KC, Rahmatganj MFS, and Brothers Union verbally requested Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) to extend the players' registration window, citing possible changes to their respective executive committees as well as difficulties in contacting their donors.
BFF thus officially requested the relevant department of FIFA to extend the transfer window, considering the current situation in Bangladesh, but the world football's governing body responded negatively.
"They told us that it is not possible to extend the deadline for player transfers once the window has been opened. We have already informed all participating clubs verbally about FIFA's decision. Now, all clubs must complete their players' registrations by August 19," said BFF competition manager Zaber Bin Taher Ansari.
The players' registration window for BPL opened on June 1, with only Abahani having officially completed the registration of 14 players as of Wednesday.
As a result England international Bellingham played as part of the midfield trio rather than in the advanced position he began last season in to such devastating goalscoring effect.
Mbappe's only chance in a tight first half arrived in the 15th minute but his shot from the middle of the box was well blocked by Isak Hien.
Gian Piero Gasperini's Atalanta, appearing in their first Super Cup after stunning Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa League final last season, came close to taking the lead when Eder Militao headed Marten de Roon's cross ahead his own bar.
Bellingham was booked for a late challenge on Atalanta goalkeeper Juan Musso on a foray forward from midfield after taking a heavy touch to control a clever ball from Vinicius.
Rodrygo clipped the top of Atalanta's crossbar just before the break after being teed up by Vinicius.
Madrid stopper Thibaut Courtois, who missed most of last season injured, produced a stunning one-handed save to tip over a Mario Pasalic header at the start of the second half.
Mbappe movement
Madrid broke the deadlock before the hour mark through Valverde, tapping home from close range while Atalanta's defence worried about Mbappe, who was moving with more freedom.
Bellingham, increasingly influential, fed Vinicius, who cut the ball across goal for the Uruguayan midfielder to tap home.
Vinicius should have doubled Madrid's lead when sent through on goal but Musso tipped over his effort.
Swedish defender Hien blocked from Bellingham as Madrid sought a second and then Musso thwarted the former Borussia Dortmund man.
Mbappe eventually delivered it with a lethal finish after Bellingham kept an attack alive and spotted the Frenchman's clever movement.
The striker was given an ovation by Madrid's fans after Ancelotti brought him off in the 83rd minute, likely the first of many to follow
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