Endrick Turns Real Madrid’s Youngest Champions League Goalscorer, As Mbappe Win Against Stuttgart
BY: OSABUOHIEN IMUETINYANOSA
Endrick turns Real Madrid’s youngest Champions League goalscorer while Kylian Mbappe also netted for the holders in a hard-fought home win over Stuttgart.
At 18 years and 58 days, the Brazilian broke the record set by club legend Raul in 1995, who scored against Ferencvaros aged 18 years and 113 days.
Quit Fascinating for Endrick as he turned the youngest player to score on his first champion’s league game and also on his La Liga debut for Madrid in the 21st Century after coming off the bench against Real Valladolid.
The striker, who joined the club this summer from Palmeiras, after replacing Jude Bellingham who played for 80 minutes after missing the previous four matches with a calf injury. And Endrick wrapped up the points with the last kick of the game.
France forward Mbappe, opened the scoring 20 seconds into the second half making his first goal in champion’s league in the white shirt for Los Blancos.
Aurelien Tchouameni’s straight accurate pass found the flight of Rodrygo on the right and the Brazilian unselfishly squared the ball for Mbappe to tap in.
Antonio Rudiger brilliant 83rd-minute header took Carlo Ancelotti’s side again into the lead after Stuttgart through Former Brighton forward Deniz Undav made it tense inside the Bernabeu with a brilliant header to make a deserved equaliser in the 68th minute.
Real’s Vinicius Jr also came close to getting on the scoresheet when his thunderous shot from the edge of the box crashed off the crossbar in the 58th minute.
Sebastian Hoeness carried a surprised look on how his Stuttgart side couldn’t help his taste for leading in the first half after the missed opportunities even the one-on-one opportunities.
Enzo Millot couldn’t convert the first huge chance after 10 minutes when he dragged his effort wide of the far post before Thibaut Courtois expertly saved Angelo Stiller’s goal-bound shot.
Undav the second attempt made no way through again as he watched his shot from distance loop off the outstretched leg of Dani Carvajal and on to the top of the crossbar. Stuttgart fought hard but the second half Los Blancos snatched brilliantly.
Lille host Madrid next while Stuttgart host Sparta Prague.
