Kylian Mbappé signed a flamboyant return with a hat-trick, allowing Real Madrid to take four points ahead of Laliga thanks to a 3-0 victory against Real Valladolid.
After a season marked by uneven performance and injuries, Mbappé brilliantly combined with Jude Bellingham to open the scoring in the 30th minute. The Frenchman then concluded a quick counterattack in the 57th minute, before completing his show by scoring a penalty in the last minutes, thus offering Real a fourth consecutive victory in the league.
For its part, Atletico Madrid has undergone a new setback in its quest to make up for its rival from the capital, chaining a 1-1 draw at home against Villarreal, after a defeat the previous week against Leganés. The visitors opened the scoring thanks to a penalty from Gerard Moreno in the 29th minute, but Samuel Lino equalized shortly before the hour of play.
Real Betis snatched a 1-0 victory over Mallorca thanks to a goal from Cedric Bakambu at the very end of the match, taking advantage of the expulsion of Omar Mascarell at halftime. Sevilla, on the other hand, was held in check 1-1 on her field against FC Barcelona, who also struggles to find the top of the ranking.
In Serie A, Naples inflicted the first defeat of the season on Juventus, thus reinforcing its position at the top of the ranking with a seventh consecutive victory. Despite a goal by Randal Kolo Muani who opened the scoring just before half-time, Naples reacted in the second half with Franck Anguissa who equalized and a penalty of Romelu Lukaku in the 69th minute which seals a 2-1 success.
Atalanta returned to victory after four matches without success, thanks to two achievements of Mateo held during their 2-1 victory in Como. Meanwhile, Bologna had to count on an equalizing goal of Benjamin Dominguez to obtain a 1-1 draw against Empoli, in difficulty.
Paris Saint-Germain saw two of its points escaping from the Parc des Princes, not being able to do better than a 1-1 draw against Reims. Although the Ligue 1 leaders opened the scoring thanks to Ousmane Dembélé at the start of the second period, visitors equalized shortly before the time of play through Keito Nakamura.
Monaco won against Rennes, recording his first victory in five attempts in Ligue 1 thanks to goals from Maghnes Akliouche, Mike Biereth and Alekandr Golovin, allowing a 3-2 victory. Strasbourg also helped to slow down the ambitions of the Lille Champions League by winning the 2-1 match, in which they returned the situation after an early goal from Osame Sahraoui.
-Bayern Munich overcome his disillusionment in the Champions League and consolidated his first position in the Bundesliga thanks to a disputed 2-1 victory on Freiburg. Despite 3-0 defeat against Feyenoord in the middle of the week, Vincent Kompany's men opened the scoring in the 15th minute thanks to Harry Kane, before Kim Min-Jae aggravates the brand at the start of the second period, well that Matthias Ginter gave hope to the premises.
Bayer Leverkusen conceded points in a 2-2 draw against the RB Leipzig, after having led 2-0 thanks to goals from Patrik Schick and Aleix Garcia.
The Hosts reduced the gap before the break by David Raum, while a goal against his Edmond Tapsoba camp, six minutes from the end, cost the Xabi Alonso team. For its part, Borussia Dortmund, who evolved with a man less after a red card for Nico Schlotterbeck, let out an advance of two goals, being held in check 2-2 at home by the Werder Bremen.
Borussia Monchengladbach put an end to its series of three defeats by winning 3-0 against Bochum, while Augsburg managed to beat Heidenheim 2-1, and Stuttgart saw its good dynamic stopped by a 2-0 defeat to Mainz.
In a competitive climate, these matches not only show the resilience of teams like Real Madrid and Naples, but also the challenges encountered by clubs like Atletico and Borussia Dortmund, which are struggling to win. These varied trajectories fuel the debate around the regularity necessary to claim the title. Which raises the question: what do you think is the determining factor to succeed at the highest level?
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