Kylian Mbappe makes his Real Madrid debut tonight in the UEFA Super Cup against Atalanta.
The Champions League winners take on the Europa League holders at the National Stadium in Warsaw, and Mbappe will hope to immediately lift his first trophy in a Madrid shirt.
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The Frenchman was unveiled last month as a Madrid player, but has not yet made his debut for the club after being given time off following his Euro 2024 involvement.
“He can start like everyone else here,” said Carlo Ancelotti on Tuesday.
“Everyone can play even though we haven't had much time. He's adapting very well, he's focused, he's showing extraordinary quality."
Nacho and Toni Kroos have left the club since Madrid beat Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League final, but Eder Militao and Aurelien Tchouameni are strong options to replace them in the starting line-up.
As for Atalanta, Charles De Ketelaere’s move to the club was made permanent earlier this summer, while Ben Godfrey has joined from Everton and Nicolo Zaniolo is a loan signing from Galatasaray. The Italian winger is, however, injured.
Gianluca Scamacca will not lead the line, as he faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury in pre-season. Giorgio Scalvini and Rafael Toloi are also unavailable whereas El Bilal Toure has been left at home to finalise a move away.
Teun Koopmeiners will also not be involved, after Atalanta boss Gian Piero Gasperini revealed the midfielder has skipped training in an attempt to secure a move to Juventus.
“He already has an agreement, he feels stressed and has decided not to play or train with us anymore,” Gasperini said. “With this attitude he cannot be useful to the team, nor to his team-mates. The club therefore has taken a very firm line, because we feel blackmailed by this situation.”
Starting Real Madrid XI: Courtois; Carvajal, Militao, Rudiger, Mendy; Tchouameni, Valverde, Bellingham; Rodrygo, Mbappe, Vinicius Jr
Subs: Lunin, Gonzales, Camavinga, Modric, Guler, Endrick, Lucas, Vallejo, Ceballos, Garcia, Brahim, Ramon
Starting Atalanta XI: Carnesecchi, Rossi, Godfrey, Sulemana, Bakker, Cassa, Palestra, Retegui, Comi, Tornaghi, Manzoni, Vavassori
Subs: Carnesecchi, Rossi, Godfrey, Sulemana, Bakker, Cassa, Palestra, Retegui, Comi, Tornaghi, Manzoni, Vavassori
Time and date: 8pm BST on Wednesday, August 14, 2024
Venue: National Stadium in Warsaw, Poland
TV channel and live stream: TNT Sports
