A huge result for Real Madrid in the context of their season. Another slip-up tonight could well have been terminal in suffering an early Champions League effort, but when they needed their big players to perform, and luck to fall their way, it did. Carlo Ancelotti's side got off to a fast start with the Kylian Mbappe goal inside the first eleven minutes. Injury to the Frenchman before the break left them without an outlet up front though, and they struggled to maintain the same tempo. Nevertheless, against the run of play they were able to find two big goals in three minutes, pulling away on the scoreboard. The job didn't quite end there, and they were forced to nervously hold on against an Atalanta barrage late on, ultimately surviving, to put an end to their two-game winless streak in the competition.