"Mbappe, Vinicius Junior and Trent Alexander-Arnold were all included in the side, the latter the subject of increasing criticism in the wake of the draw with Elche. Yet they fell behind in the eighth minute to a wondrous strike from Chiquinho. The Portuguese midfielder surged towards the edge of the box and, following neat link-up play with Daniel Podence and Ayoub El Kaabi, lashed a vicious right-footed strike beyond Andriy Lunin and into the bottom-right corner."
"Vinicius looked to have made it 4-1, only for his effort to be ruled out by VAR, with Mbappe ruled to have strayed offside before teeing up the Brazilian. Aurelien Tchouameni then hit the bar for Madrid as they ended a first half that started dreadfully in complete command and on course for a fourth win from five Champions League games this season. Barring a remarkable second-half collapse, Madrid will claim their first away win over Olympiacos at the fifth time of asking."
Real Madrid made several lineup changes with Jude Bellingham on the bench, including Vinicius Junior and Trent Alexander-Arnold. Olympiacos took an early lead when Chiquinho struck from the edge of the box after link-up play with Daniel Podence and Ayoub El Kaabi. Kylian Mbappe responded with a rapid hat-trick, the first from a long pass by Vinicius, the second a powered header from Arda Guler's cross, and the third from Eduardo Camavinga's lofted pass. A VAR decision disallowed a Vinicius goal due to Mbappe offside, and Aurelien Tchouameni hit the bar as Madrid finished the first half in control.
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