Real Madrid explodes Las Palmas thanks to an XXL Mbappé

The humiliation against Barça is put in the box of bad memories. A week after being defeated by their biggest rivals on Saudi soil (5-2), the Madrilenians happily moved away from the gray areas by exploding Las Palmas (4-1). Having never come to win at Santiago-Bernabéu in its entire history in La Liga, the Canary Islands club will still have to be patient, because this evening, they had to face a simply irresistible Kylian Mbappé, author of a double and involved in all 4 goals. However, the tide was turning in favor of the visitors at the start of the match, who clawed their way through Fabio Silva.

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After a balancing act from Moleiro, Sandro Ramirez found the Portuguese at the far post, who took advantage of the laxity of Asencio and Rüdiger to deceive Courtois (1st, 0-1), and score his 6th goal in La Liga. A furtive joy, and repressed by Kylian Mbappé, who came to chase away the ghosts of Anfield and Anoeta a quarter of an hour later. This time, the Frenchman transformed his penalty, obtained by an elusive Rodrygo (18th, 1-1). Then the rest unfolded like the reel of a scenario written by Mbappé. It was his body feint, then his shot well followed by Lucas Vazquez, which allowed Brahim Diaz to score against the empty goal (33rd), a few minutes after a huge miss from the Spaniard. Mbappé alternated pleasures and dangers: classy gestures like this ladle, confusing changes of rhythm, play between the lines, discounts, and also a new goal in one touch on a perfect serve from Rodrygo in the area (36th , 3-1).

Mbappé involved in 4 goals

In this same configuration, the world champion thought he saw a triple for the first time since his arrival at Real Madrid, but Rodrygo was caught offside by a few millimeters (43rd). It still took more to discourage the Frenchman, driven by the desire to win by the largest possible margin. He was also involved in Madrid’s fourth goal, the work of Rodrygo. It was he who shifted Fran Garcia for the center intended for the Brazilian (57th, 4-1). For Las Palmas, it turned into a correction, and Ramirez was even excluded for a sole on Vazquez (64th). Obviously, Mbappé rushed into the gaping spaces left by the canary defense, and his dragster accelerations caused headaches for Alex Suarez.

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One of them was also close to giving birth to a new goal, but Bellingham arrived at the end of the race to take a caviar from the outside of Mbappé’s foot (80th). The same Bellingham who found the outside net after dribbling past Cillessen at the start of the second half, who was denied a goal for offside (74th), and who sent a drop into the stands at the penalty spot (77th ) after being embarrassed by Mbappé. Mbappé, definitely at the crossroads of all influences, was still behind Vazquez on Valverde’s sublime goal, but the revealer dampened Real’s enthusiasm for the third time that evening. Ancelotti’s men, deprived of Vinicius and Modric, suspended, will still be able to have some reasons for satisfaction: the return of Alaba to the field after more than a year of absence, and the consequences of this victory, which allows us to take the lead in the championship, with 2 points ahead of Atlético, and 7 over Barça.