Five months after his debut with “the club of his dreams”, Mbappé may be holding his benchmark match. With a renewed boost and a big offensive involvement, the French striker confirmed his return to form by delivering a huge performance, rewarded with a double (18th sp, 36th).
Real (1st, 46 points), reigning champion, recovers its throne ahead of Atlético (2nd, 44 points) and Barça (3rd, 39 points), frustrated respectively by Leganés (1-0) and Getafe (1- 1) Saturday. Involved in the two other goals of Brahim Diaz (33rd) and Rodrygo (57th), the number 9 Merengue, already decisive in the Copa del Rey against Celta Vigo (5-2) and in the Spanish Super Cup final against Barça (5-2 defeat), even thought he scored his first hat-trick in the white jersey. But his third goal was finally refused for an offside position at the start of the action (43rd) and his recovery from the right at the end of the first half hit the post (45th + 2).
The captain of the French team, a little less visible in the second half, was still entitled to several ovations from the public at the Santiago Bernabéu, more and more under his spell after his 17th and 18th goals of the season all competitions combined.
Bilbao comes back to level with Barça
Weighed down by injuries, the Madrid club, still in search of balance in the absence of its captains Dani Carvajal and Eder Militao, recorded good news with the return to the field of Austrian defender David Alaba, after more than one year of recovery from a serious knee injury.
