Another dreadful, uninspired opening from Real Madrid on Wednesday evening was briefly forgotten when Kylian Mbappé rifled a sensational right-footed strike from distance into the back of the net.
The Frenchman burned his marker with a clever spin and then was headed toward goal as four players in red converged around him. Instead of taking on his defenders or dribbling into the box, Mbappé tried his luck from 25 yards out and saw his shot loop over the outstretched hand of Roma goalkeeper Pierluigi Gollini.
