The premiere in the Champions League this season was leaden for Real Madrid.
The big club fell at home against Shakhtar Donetsk by 2-3.
Against Borussia Mönchengladbach it looked dark for a long time.
Marcus Thuram, son of former major player Lilian Thuram, had a great evening.
Just over half an hour into the match, he went deep, got the ball in the penalty area and shot nicely in 1-0.
25 minutes later, he poked in a return to 2-0.
Benzema and Casemiro are heroes
Real Madrid chased a reduction and looked to leave German soil without points.
But the team got to move everything forward - and got dividends.
After 87 minutes, Karim Benzema sent a free kick in high over the penalty box.
In the 93rd minute, Real Madrid lifted the ball into the offensive penalty area.
Sergio Ramos nodded the ball down to Casemiro who shot in 2-2.
The second match in the group tonight - Shakhtar Donetsk-Inter - ended 0-0.
CLIP: Lilian Thuram on racism in football (October 7, 2020)
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Lilian Thuram on racism in football