First it was a defensive turnover that led to a Kylian Mbappé score, then an embarrassing blunder by Spanish goalkeeper Josep Martínez that gifted Federico Valverde a goal. Just like that, in

Kylian Mbappe opens the scoring but Real Madrid fail to convince in 2-1 Champions League win against Inter Milan.

Kylian Mbappé launched a passionate defence of his playing style, denying that his work-rate off the ball -- alongside teammate Vinícius Júnior -- is an issue for Real Madrid.

Kylian Mbappe moved joint-fifth in the list of all-time Champions League and European Cup goalscorers as Real Madrid overcame Inter Milan. The France captain, 27, opened the scoring for Jose Mourinho's side with a clinical 14th-minute finish from just inside the box - his 71st goal in 99 appearances in the competition.

Kylian Mbappé now has 89 goals and 12 assists in 105 Real Madrid games after scoring a hat-trick against Real Sociedad.

Goals from John McGinn, Emiliano Buendía and Nicholas Jackson secured Aston Villa a 3-2 victory against Club Brugge in their Champions League opener