Kylian Mbappe gave Real Madrid the lead in the 2024 Intercontinental Cup final when he found the net against CF Pachuca on Wednesday at the Lusail Stadium in Qatar.
While Madrid started the match on the defensive, stopping two shots on target from the Mexican team, they proved more clinical, scoring with their first shot on target. Vinicius Jr. he received a pass from Jude Bellingham in the 37th minute, passed the defense on the left wing, and then cut back to position Mbappe in midfield.
HOW HAPPENED: Real Madrid 3-0 Pachuca – abbreviation of the 2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup
The Frenchman calmly placed the ball in the net as Pachuca’s two defenders looked on helplessly.
The goal came exactly two years after the 2022 FIFA World Cup final, in which he scored a hat-trick but ultimately lost on penalties to Lionel Messi’s Argentina.
Mbappé trained with the rest of the Madrid squad after missing the Spanish league match against Rayo Vallecano in which they drew 3-3 on Saturday.
The France star, who has still not lived up to expectations in his first season in Madrid, was injured earlier and was substituted after scoring a goal in Madrid’s 3-2 victory over Atalanta in the Champions League last week.
