La Liga giants Real Madrid, who were ranked second in La Liga before the game, ushered in the first round of the Champions League stage, and Real Madrid sat at their home PK against Stuttgart, who were ranked 10th in the Bundesliga before the game.
Real Madrid had won 2 in a row in all competitions and were unbeaten in 7 consecutive matches before the game, while Stuttgart had won 2 in a row in all competitions and were unbeaten in 4 consecutive matches, which shows that Real Madrid are in better form than Stuttgart. Therefore, less than 20% of fans before the game were optimistic that the visiting Stuttgart team could overturn Real Madrid.
In the first half, Real Madrid's crossbar denied a shot from the opposition. Toni Rudiger then collapsed in the opposition penalty area and initially the referee awarded a penalty to Real Madrid, but the referee cancelled the penalty after VAR intervened.
Just one minute into the second half, Rodrygo held the ball into the right side of the penalty area and crossed unselfishly, and Mbappe quickly followed up in front of the goal to tackle the empty goal to give Real Madrid the lead at home.
After 22 minutes, Stuttgart had a corner kick opportunity, which was finally assisted by Levelin, and Ondav headed home the equaliser for Stuttgart.
In the 84th minute, Luka Modric provided the assist and Toni Rudiger gave Real Madrid the lead again.
In stoppage time, Carvajal made a clever pass and Endrick helped Real Madrid seal the win.
In the end, Real Madrid defeated Stuttgart as expected to usher in the start of the new Champions League, congratulations to Real Madrid, congratulations to Mbappe, congratulations to Carlo Ancelotti!