In his first appearance since recovering from a thigh injury, Kylian Mbappé found the breakthrough for Real Madrid in the FIFA Intercontinental Cup final.
Real Madrid had a quiet opening 30 minutes against Liga MX's C.F. Pachuca at Lusail Stadium. The defending Spanish and European champions managed zero shots on target until Mbappé scored the game's opening goal in the 37th minute.
Jude Bellingham played a perfectly-timed through ball to Vinícius Júnior inside the box. The Brazilian fooled goalkeeper Carlos Moreno with a step over before laying it off to Mbappé. The striker made no mistakes from a few yards out and slotted an off-balance shot into the empty goal.






