Madrid wins with Mbappe’s goal

Real Madrid defeated Leganes 3-0 at 0:30 a.m.

Ancelotti played Mbappe on his usual left wing in this encounter. In contrast, Vinicius played right wing but mostly as a center forward for Real Madrid.

Real Madrid dominated the first half but didn’t score until the 43rd minute.

Vinicius Junior intercepted the ball from Adri Altimara’s error for Leganes and passed to Kylian Mbappe to score. The French striker scored after five matches without a goal.

Real Madrid extended the lead in the 63rd minute due to Federico Valverde. The Uruguayan scored his fourth goal of the season with a crisp conversion while captaining the team.

Jude Bellingham scored late after Brahim Diaz’s shot hit the crossbar to Leganes 3-0.

Mbappe missed multiple chances despite scoring the first goal. Vinicius was rated 8.5 by Sofascore despite not scoring, whereas Mbappe received 7.8. Valverde scored 8.7, the most on the pitch.

Real Madrid reclaimed second place in La Liga, ahead of Atletico Madrid. Carlo Ancelotti’s team behind Barcelona by four points and have played one less game.