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Real Madrid have now won their opening match in 16 of their last 18 seasons in the UEFA Champions League, winning their opener in each of the last four seasons.
VfB Stuttgart appeared in their first UCL game in 14 years and 184 days – the longest gap between consecutive UCL matches by a German side in the history of the competition.
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Highlights.
At 18 years and 58 days, Endrick Felipe has become the youngest player to score for Real Madrid in the history of the Champions League, surpassing Raúl González Blanco’s previous record against Ferencvárosi TC in 1995 (hat-trick at the age of 18 years and 113 days).
Stuttgart continued their record of never winning their first match in any of their five seasons in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League (D2 L3).
Real Madrid have only lost one of their last 21 games against German sides in European competition (W14 D6), with that lone defeat coming away to RB Leipzig in the UEFA Champions League in October 2022 (2-3).
Real Madrid’s opening goal, scored 21 seconds into the second half, was only their third UEFA Champions League goal scored in the 46th minute, with the previous two both scored by Karim Benzema in May 2018 against Bayern Munich and April 2022 against Chelsea.
At 39 years and 8 days, Luka Modrić is the third oldest player to assist a goal in Champions League history, after Ryan Giggs (39y, 363d) and Amedeo Carboni (39y, 176d).
Thibaut Courtois has saved 30 of the last 35 shots on target he has faced for Real Madrid in the Champions League, conceding just the five goals in their two semi-final meetings with Manchester City in 2023.
Kylian Mbappé is the 15th player to score on his debut for Real Madrid in the Champions League and the second Frenchman to do so after Christian Karembeu against Bayer 04 Leverkusen in 1998.
Real Madrid are currently on:
- 37 games unbeaten streak in La Liga
- 36 games unbeaten at Santiago Bernabéu
- 33 games unbeaten in all competitions
- 24 games unbeaten in away games
- 14 games unbeaten in UEFA Champions League
