Real Madrid vs Marseille, 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

· UEFA Champions League

Real Madrid

28': Kylian Mbappé (P)
72': Dani Carvajal
81': Kylian Mbappé (P)

FT
2 - 1

Marseille

22': Timothy Weah

Mbappé fires Madrid past Marseille after Weah opener

Kylian Mbappé converted two penalties and 10-man Real Madrid came back to beat visiting Marseille 2-1 on Tuesday on the opening night of the Champions League.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
3': Foul by Geoffrey Kondogbia (Marseille).
3': Franco Mastantuono (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
3': Offside, Marseille. Emerson is caught offside.
3': Delay in match because of an injury Trent Alexander-Arnold (Real Madrid).
5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
5': Substitution, Real Madrid. Dani Carvajal replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold because of an injury.
6': Franco Mastantuono (Real Madrid) hits the right post with a left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right.
7': Foul by Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille).
7': Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
8': Arda Güler (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Marseille).
8': Attempt saved. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal by Gerónimo Rulli (Marseille). Assisted by Álvaro Carreras.
10': Attempt saved. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Gerónimo Rulli (Marseille). Assisted by Álvaro Carreras.
10': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Gerónimo Rulli (Marseille). Assisted by Rodrygo.
10': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Gerónimo Rulli.
11': Attempt saved. Dean Huijsen (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Gerónimo Rulli (Marseille).
11': Attempt blocked. Mason Greenwood (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt O'Riley.
12': Arda Güler (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Geoffrey Kondogbia (Marseille).
13': Attempt missed. Franco Mastantuono (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
14': Attempt missed. Timothy Weah (Marseille) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Matt O'Riley.
15': Attempt saved. Arda Güler (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gerónimo Rulli (Marseille). Assisted by Rodrygo.
16': Offside, Real Madrid. Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
17': Delay in match because of an injury Timothy Weah (Marseille).
18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
18': Arda Güler (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
18': Foul by Geoffrey Kondogbia (Marseille).
20': Foul by Éder Militão (Real Madrid).
20': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal by Gerónimo Rulli (Marseille). Assisted by Dani Carvajal.
21': Emerson (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid).
22': Goal! Real Madrid 0, Marseille 1. Timothy Weah (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mason Greenwood.
26': Attempt saved. Timothy Weah (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid). Assisted by Mason Greenwood.
26': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Leonardo Balerdi.
27': Penalty Real Madrid. Rodrygo draws a foul in the penalty area.
27': Penalty conceded by Geoffrey Kondogbia (Marseille) after a foul in the penalty area.
28': Goal! Real Madrid 1, Marseille 1. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
29': Foul by Benjamin Pavard (Marseille).
29': Rodrygo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Attempt saved. Franco Mastantuono (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gerónimo Rulli (Marseille). Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
31': Attempt missed. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
32': Attempt blocked. Geoffrey Kondogbia (Marseille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt O'Riley.
33': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aurélien Tchouaméni.
33': Attempt saved. Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Gerónimo Rulli (Marseille). Assisted by Rodrygo.
33': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Gerónimo Rulli.
34': Foul by Éder Militão (Real Madrid).
34': Gerónimo Rulli (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid).
35': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
35': Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
36': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Aurélien Tchouaméni.
38': Attempt missed. Matt O'Riley (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Emerson.
38': Foul by Álvaro Carreras (Real Madrid).
38': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
40': Emerson (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Franco Mastantuono (Real Madrid).
41': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Gerónimo Rulli (Marseille). Assisted by Aurélien Tchouaméni.
42': Delay in match because of an injury Éder Militão (Real Madrid).
43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
44': Dean Huijsen (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille).
45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Arda Güler (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
45'+3': Attempt saved. Mason Greenwood (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid). Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
45'+3': Attempt saved. Franco Mastantuono (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gerónimo Rulli (Marseille). Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
45'+3': Attempt blocked. Franco Mastantuono (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
45'+3': Foul by Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid).
45'+3': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4': First Half ends, Real Madrid 1, Marseille 1.
45': Second Half begins Real Madrid 1, Marseille 1.
46': Foul by Benjamin Pavard (Marseille).
46': Álvaro Carreras (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Benjamin Pavard (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
48': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Benjamin Pavard.
50': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Gerónimo Rulli.
50': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Arda Güler.
50': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
52': Foul by Mason Greenwood (Marseille).
52': Álvaro Carreras (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
54': Attempt saved. Franco Mastantuono (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Gerónimo Rulli (Marseille). Assisted by Aurélien Tchouaméni.
54': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Valverde.
54': Foul by Éder Militão (Real Madrid).
54': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Éder Militão (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
55': Delay in match because of an injury Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid).
56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
57': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid). Assisted by Timothy Weah.
57': Offside, Marseille. Emerson is caught offside.
59': Attempt missed. Mason Greenwood (Marseille) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Geoffrey Kondogbia.
63': Substitution, Real Madrid. Vinícius Júnior replaces Rodrygo.
63': Substitution, Real Madrid. Brahim Díaz replaces Franco Mastantuono.
64': Dean Huijsen (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64': Foul by Matt O'Riley (Marseille).
66': Substitution, Marseille. Igor Paixão replaces Matt O'Riley.
67': Substitution, Marseille. Arthur Vermeeren replaces Geoffrey Kondogbia.
68': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Mason Greenwood.
68': Attempt missed. Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Arda Güler with a cross following a corner.
68': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Emerson.
70': Delay in match because of an injury Gerónimo Rulli (Marseille).
71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
71': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid).
72': Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
73': Substitution, Real Madrid. Raúl Asencio replaces Arda Güler.
73': Attempt missed. Dean Huijsen (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Brahim Díaz with a cross following a corner.
75': Offside, Marseille. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is caught offside.
75': Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75': Foul by Facundo Medina (Marseille).
75': Facundo Medina (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Federico Valverde.
78': Substitution, Marseille. Amine Gouiri replaces Timothy Weah.
78': Substitution, Marseille. Amir Murillo replaces Emerson.
79': Attempt saved. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Gerónimo Rulli (Marseille). Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
79': Attempt blocked. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé with a through ball.
79': Penalty conceded by Facundo Medina (Marseille) with a handball in the penalty area.
81': Goal! Real Madrid 2, Marseille 1. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
85': Attempt saved. Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gerónimo Rulli (Marseille). Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
86': Attempt saved. Mason Greenwood (Marseille) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid). Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
87': Attempt missed. Igor Paixão (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
88': Substitution, Marseille. CJ Egan-Riley replaces Benjamin Pavard.
88': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Brahim Díaz.
89': Attempt missed. Mason Greenwood (Marseille) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Amine Gouiri with a cross following a corner.
90': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Amir Murillo.
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Raúl Asencio.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Mason Greenwood (Marseille) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg with a headed pass following a corner.
90'+3': Foul by Amine Gouiri (Marseille).
90'+3': Raúl Asencio (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+5': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Éder Militão.
90'+6': Attempt missed. Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mason Greenwood with a cross following a corner.
90'+7': CJ Egan-Riley (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+7': Foul by Álvaro Carreras (Real Madrid).
90'+7': Álvaro Carreras (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Real Madrid 2, Marseille 1.
0': Match ends, Real Madrid 2, Marseille 1.

Statistics

OLM		RMA
14	Fouls	9
2	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	1
3	Offsides	1
4	Corner Kicks	9
13	Saves	4
56.8	Possession	43.2
15	SHOTS	28
5	ON GOAL	15
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	2
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	2
455	Accurate Passes	343
523	Passes	400
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	3
11	Crosses	11
0.3	Cross %	0.3
30	Long Balls	39
13	Accurate Long Balls	20
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	5
14	Effective Tackles	8
22	Tackles	11
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
6	Interceptions	10
24	Effective Clearances	18
24	Clearances	18

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Santiago Bernabéu
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 74,610

UEFA Champions League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Paris Saint-Germain	3	+10	9
2	Bayern Munich	3	+10	9
3	Internazionale	3	+9	9
4	Arsenal	3	+8	9

Full Table

Line-Ups

Real Madrid (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Thibaut Courtois (GK)
24	Dean Huijsen
3	Éder Militão
18	Álvaro Carreras
12	Trent Alexander-Arnold
15	Arda Güler
14	Aurélien Tchouaméni
8	Federico Valverde
10	Kylian Mbappé
11	Rodrygo
30	Franco Mastantuono

Real Madrid Substitutes:

Andriy Lunin, Raúl Asencio, Gonzalo García, Fran González, Dani Carvajal, Vinícius Júnior, Dani Ceballos, Jude Bellingham, Eduardo Camavinga, David Alaba, Fran García, Brahim Díaz.

Marseille (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Gerónimo Rulli (GK)
32	Facundo Medina
5	Leonardo Balerdi
33	Emerson
28	Benjamin Pavard
17	Matt O'Riley
23	Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
19	Geoffrey Kondogbia
97	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
22	Timothy Weah
10	Mason Greenwood

Marseille Substitutes:

Bilal Nadir, Darryl Bakola, Jelle Van Neck, Angel Gomes, Michael Murillo, Igor Paixão, Amine Gouiri, Robinio Vaz, CJ Egan-Riley, Jeffrey de Lange, Arthur Vermeeren.

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