Mbappé finds the goal, Real Madrid easy in Leganés

End of the famine. Kylian Mbappé, who had not scored in four games and more than a month (October 19), found the net this Sunday to lead Real Madrid to a controlled victory on the Leganés pitch (0-3) during the 14th day of La Liga this Sunday. A boon for the French striker and Real Madrid who will play almost every three days until the winter break.

Kylian Mbappé was able to put himself forward from the start of the match by positioning himself on the left of the attack, leaving the axis to Vinicius. This choice was not far from bearing fruit in the 11th minute when Mbappé thought to open the scoring before being flagged offside by the assistant referee. On the legs early in the match, the Madrid number 9 combines in small spaces with his playing partners, something that we have rarely seen since his arrival in Spain.

Real dominates the first act but its actions do not end in the back of the net. To do this, you have to wait until the end of the first half and some very good pressing from Camavinga following a Madrid corner. Served by Vinicius, the captain of the France team – absent from the last two meetings with the Blues – opened the scoring just before half-time (43rd). Flat foot safety, at point blank range, no way for the Leganés goalkeeper to stop this shot and the Merengue return to the locker room with a goal in advance.

A much more discreet second period

Kylian Mbappé continues his merry way in this meeting largely in the hands of Real Madrid. Vinicius and Arda Güler are in much better positions to worsen the score than the French striker. The only action to remember in the second act for Mbappé, the missed face to face in the last ten minutes of the match (82nd). Carlo Ancelotti decides to take him out in the following minute to blow him away because the score is already quite significant.

Returning from the locker room, Federico Valverde (66th) then Jude Bellingham (85th) endorsed the success of Real Madrid, which is performing well in the standings by returning to 2nd place, four points behind FC Barcelona (1st) with another late match to be played.

At the end of this fourteenth day, Athletic Bilbao (5th, 23 points) won the Basque derby against Real Sociedad (10th, 18 points) in San Mamés (1-0), thanks to a goal from Oihan Sancet ( 26th).