Kylian Mbappe delivered a standout performance with a hat-trick as Real Madrid secured a dominant 4-1 victory over Real Sociedad in La Liga. This match marked Jose Mourinho’s return to the Santiago Bernabeu for his first home game since rejoining the club as head coach. The win not only highlights Madrid’s attacking prowess but also sets a positive tone for Mourinho’s tenure.
Mourinho’s Madrid made it two wins from two with Vinicius Junior also on the scoresheet, while Jude Bellingham provided two assists as the star trio picked apart their Basque visitors. Five minutes before half-time, Madrid found the breakthrough, with Federico Valverde feeding Mbappe.
The French forward, top scorer in La Liga in each of the last two seasons, took a clever touch to escape his marker and buried the ball in the top corner to claim the first goal of his campaign. However Los Blancos could not survive to the break without conceding the equaliser against last season’s Copa del Rey winners. Arda Guler played in Mbappe, whom Remiro denied early in the second half, but the Spanish goalkeeper could do nothing about the former Paris Saint-Germain star’s next effort. The Brazilian, brought to life by his goal, set up Mbappe with a perfectly weighted pass for the striker’s third, a dink over Remiro which was the pick of the goals. Vinicius, substituted with seven minutes to go for record Madrid signing Yan Diomande, embraced Mourinho after being brought off with the job done.
