Mbappe contributed to Real Madrid’s away victory early this morning (November 25).

Real Madrid visited Leganes in round 14 of La Liga this season. Coach Carlo Ancelotti continued to use the attacking trio of Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Junior and Kylian Mbappe. In the first half, Coach Ancelotti’s students had an average of 68% possession and had 7 shots.

However, it was not until the 43rd minute that they scored. Real Madrid stole the ball near the opponent’s penalty area. Vinicius then passed the ball like a set-up for Mbappe to finish accurately in the penalty area and score the home team’s goal. This was the French player’s 9th goal since he joined the Spanish Royal team.

Mbappe opened the scoring

In the second half, the game was still in Real Madrid’s favor. Leganes only had 32% possession and 2 shots in this half. They could not withstand the intense pressure from Real Madrid.

Federico Valverde doubled the lead in the 66th minute with a powerful shot from outside the box after a clever free-kick set-up by Real Madrid. In the following minutes, Leganes’ defense continued to work hard against Real Madrid’s fierce attacks.

Valverde doubles Real Madrid’s lead

In the 85th minute, Jude Bellingham sealed the score at 3-0 with a header into an empty goal after Brahim’s shot hit the crossbar.

Real Madrid beat Leganes 3-0

With this victory, Real Madrid has 30 points after 13 matches. They are 4 points behind the top team Barcelona in the context that coach Carlo Ancelotti and his team have played 1 match less.

La Liga standings

Leganes vs Real Madrid lineup

Leganes: Marko Dmitrovic; Sergio, Matija Nastasic, Javi Hernandez, Adria Altimira, Renato Tapia, Yvan Neyou, Juan Cruz, Darko Brasanac, Munir El Haddadi, Miguel de la Fuente.

Real Madrid: Thibaut Courtois; Fran Garcia, Antonio Rudiger, Raul Asencio, Federico Valverde, Arda Guler, Eduardo Camavinga, Dani Ceballos, Jude Bellingham, Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Jr.