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Mbappe and Militao scored as Real Madrid beat Espanyol 2-0 at Santiago Bernabeu, sustaining an ideal begin underneath Xabi Alonso and staying 5 factors forward of Barcelona.
Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe in motion (AFP)
Kylian Mbappe continued his sizzling streak with one other aim as Real Madrid eased previous Espanyol 2-0 on the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday, extending their flawless begin underneath Xabi Alonso.
Los Blancos have now gained all 5 of their opening La Liga fixtures, sitting 5 factors away from champions Barcelona, who face Getafe on Sunday. Mbappe, recent from a midweek Champions League brace towards Marseille, has scored 5 within the league already this season.
Militao Opens the Scoring
Despite Espanyol’s shiny begin to the marketing campaign — they arrived in Madrid third within the desk — their await a win on the Bernabeu, which dates again to 1996, by no means seemed like ending.
Real dominated from the outset, although it took a thunderous strike from centre-back Eder Militao to interrupt the impasse after 22 minutes. His long-range effort arrowed into the highest nook, leaving Marko Dmitrovic no likelihood.
Red-Hot Mbappe Kills the Game
Vinicius Junior, nonetheless trying to find his greatest type after being rotated by Alonso, grew into the match and mixed with Mbappe to seal the win early within the second half. Driving by midfield, Vinicius slipped the ball throughout to the Frenchman, who lashed a exact shot inside Dmitrovic’s close to submit from outdoors the field.
Mbappe virtually had a second later, denied by an excellent double save earlier than Vinicius rattled the submit.
Bellingham Returns
There was extra excellent news for Madrid as Jude Bellingham made his first look since shoulder surgical procedure, coming off the bench alongside Eduardo Camavinga within the closing phases.
“We can’t be doing any higher,” captain Dani Carvajal instructed Real Madrid TV. “The good factor is we’re getting higher at taking part in the way in which the coach desires… I believe the efficiency was full and we suffered little or no in a defensive sense.”
(with AFP inputs)
After coaching within the area of broadcast media, Siddarth, as a sub-editor for News18 Sports, presently dabbles in placing collectively tales, from throughout a plethora of sports activities, onto a digital canvas. His long-term…Read More
After coaching within the area of broadcast media, Siddarth, as a sub-editor for News18 Sports, presently dabbles in placing collectively tales, from throughout a plethora of sports activities, onto a digital canvas. His long-term… Read More
September 20, 2025, 23:06 IST
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