Real Madrid score three late goals to win 4–3 at Roma on Mourinho's return
Roma led 3–1 after Donyell Malen's double; Carlos Espí, Endrick and Antonio Rüdiger scored from the 83rd minute on, all from corners according to ESPN.
By GoalPost · Reporting from ESPN, TNT Sports and The National
Real Madrid beat Roma 4–3 at the Stadio Olimpico on Wednesday. José Mourinho, who managed Roma from 2021 to 2024 and won the Conference League there, was back in Rome in charge of Madrid.
Marten de Roon put Roma ahead in the 20th minute and Kylian Mbappé equalized five minutes later. Donyell Malen scored in the 51st and 57th minutes; ESPN reports his second was first ruled out for offside and then given after a VAR review.
Carlos Espí made it 3–2 in the 83rd minute, Endrick headed in an Arda Güler corner in the 85th, and Rüdiger scored the winner in the 90th from another Güler delivery. ESPN says all three late goals came from corners.
ESPN and The National report that Mbappé, 27, became the youngest player to reach 100 Champions League appearances, a mark Lionel Messi set at 28.
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