Defending champions Real Madrid kicked off their Champions League campaign with a 3:1 win against VfB Stuttgart. But the Germans are anything but inferior. The Whites only scored in the closing stages to secure victory.
Former Stuttgart professional Antonio Rüdiger spoiled VfB's return to the Champions League stage. Despite a courageous performance, the German runners-up lost 3-1 at Real Madrid. Rüdiger scored with his head in the 82nd minute to give the big favorites and defending champions the lead again. The Brazilian talent Endrick decided the game in stoppage time.
Star striker Kylian Mbappé had given the Whites the lead for the first time shortly after the break (46 minutes) on his premier class debut. Deniz Undav (68) equalized for Stuttgart in the meantime. Fabian Rieder was substituted shortly before that.
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Real Madrid
VfB Stuttgart
- Kylian Mbappé - 1:0 (46.)
- Antonio Rüdiger - 2:1 (83.)
- Endrick - 3:1 (90.+5.)
- (68.) 1:1 - Deniz Undav
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90.
Real youngster Endrick seals the deal
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83.
Rüdiger redeems Real Madrid with the 2:1
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68.
Undav equalizes for Stuttgart
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46.
Mbappé scores 21 seconds after the break to make it 1-0
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28.
Stuttgart hit the crossbar
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#Preview
Fabian Rieder: "You train for years for this"
Leonidas Stergiou and Fabian Rieder talk about the Champions League match against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu.
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#Preview
The premier league comes in a new guise
How the new Champions League mode works
- 36 teams are part of the new Champions League mode.
- In a so-called league phase, consisting of eight matches per team, all 36 clubs are listed in a table.
- The eight matches in the league phase are played against different opponents. The teams are divided into pots beforehand. Each team has to play against two teams per pot.
- The top 8 teams from the league phase advance to the round of 16.
- The remaining places in the round of 16 are awarded in knockout playoffs. A team ranked 9th to 16th will face a team ranked 17th to 24th, with a first and second leg deciding who progresses.
- The losers of the knockout playoffs and clubs ranked 25 to 36 are eliminated from the Champions League. There is no ticket for the Europa League.
- From the round of 16 onwards, the familiar tournament format is used. First and second legs between two teams up to and including the semi-finals. The Champions League winner is crowned in a final match.
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90.+7.End of 2nd half
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90.+5.Goal for Real Madrid, 3:1 through Endrick (Dani Carvajal)
Endrick
Striker
Assist: Dani Carvajal
Defender
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90.+5.Yellow card Real Madrid
Luka Modric
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89.Substitution in VfB Stuttgart
Dan-Axel Zagadou
Defender
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89.Substitution out VfB Stuttgart
Anthony Rouault
Defender
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83.Goal for Real Madrid, 2:1 through Antonio Rüdiger (Luka Modric)
Antonio Rüdiger
Defender
Assist: Luka Modric
Midfielder
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80.Substitution in Real Madrid
Endrick
Striker
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80.Substitution out Real Madrid
Jude Bellingham
Midfielder
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80.Yellow card Real Madrid
Éder Militão
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78.Yellow card Real Madrid
Federico Valverde
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75.Substitution in Real Madrid
Arda Güler
Midfielder
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75.Substitution out Real Madrid
Rodrygo
Midfielder
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75.Substitution in Real Madrid
Fran García
Defender
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75.Substitution out Real Madrid
Ferland Mendy
Defender
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75.Substitution in VfB Stuttgart
Ermedin Demirovic
Striker
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75.Substitution out VfB Stuttgart
Enzo Millot
Striker
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75.Substitution in VfB Stuttgart
El Bilal Touré
Striker
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75.Substitution out VfB Stuttgart
Deniz Undav
Striker
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70.Substitution in Real Madrid
Luka Modric
Midfielder
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70.Substitution out Real Madrid
Aurélien Tchouaméni
Midfielder
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68.Goal for VfB Stuttgart, 1:1 through Deniz Undav (Jamie Leweling)
Deniz Undav
Striker
Assist: Jamie Leweling
Midfielder
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63.Substitution in VfB Stuttgart
Anrie Chase
Defender
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63.Substitution out VfB Stuttgart
Josha Vagnoman
Defender
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63.Substitution in VfB Stuttgart
Fabian Rieder
Midfielder
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63.Substitution out VfB Stuttgart
Chris Führich
Striker
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46.Substitution in Real Madrid
Éder Militão
Defender
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46.Substitution out Real Madrid
Lucas Vázquez
Defender
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46.Goal for Real Madrid, 1:0 through Kylian Mbappé (Rodrygo)
Kylian Mbappé
Striker
Assist: Rodrygo
Midfielder
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46.Kick-off 2nd half
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45.+5.End of 1st half
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30.Yellow card VfB Stuttgart
Maximilian Mittelstädt
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23.Yellow card Real Madrid
Lucas Vázquez
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1.Start of the match