Overview

• Éder Militão broke the deadlock with a long-range strike on 22 minutes before Kylian Mbappé added a second from outside the box early in the second half.
• Alonso deployed a 4-4-2/4-2-4 shape featuring Gonzalo García’s first start, Vinícius Júnior’s recall and Franco Mastantuono on the right, then said the team lacked some final-third sparkle.
• Mbappé’s league tally rose to five, leading the early scoring charts after a midweek Champions League brace against Marseille.
• Jude Bellingham and Eduardo Camavinga made their first appearances of the season as late substitutes following injury recoveries.
• With Trent Alexander-Arnold expected out about six weeks with a hamstring injury and Dean Huijsen suspended after an admitted officiating error, Dani Carvajal started at right-back and later apologized for his Champions League red card.