Real Madrid and Arsenal Win on Opening Night of Champions League; Union Dazzles in Debut

Kylian Mbappe of Real Madrid celebrates scoring his team's second goal from the penalty spot during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD1 match between Real Madrid C.F. and Olympique de Marseille at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid, Spain, on Sept. 16, 2025. Mateo Villalba Sanchez/Getty Images

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.

The victory meant that 15-time champion Madrid became the first team in competition history—since the rebranding in the early 1990s—to reach 200 wins.