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Immediate Reaction: AEK Athens 2-3 Real Madrid

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AEK Athens 2-3 Real Madrid (Bellingham, Mbappé & Valverde). An entertaining European win… Here is my immediate reaction. More to come: Player ratings, interviews and a post game podcast.

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AEK Athens 2-3 Real Madrid (Bellingham, Mbappé & Valverde). An entertaining European win… Here is my immediate reaction. More to come: Player ratings, interviews and a post game podcast.

Fixtures are arriving in relentless fashion at this point of the season, and a champions league trip to Greece to face AEK Athens was up next for Real Madrid.

Vinícius Júnior was back in the line-up after missing out recently due to his domestic ban. Denzel Dumfries also returned on the right-hand side. Yan Diomande maintained his place, but Fede Valverde took a seat on the bench.

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