Real Madrid 4-0 Valencia: Mbappe nets double, Bellingham & Carreras on target

Kylian Mbappe scored twice while Jude Bellingham was also on target as Real Madrid thrashed Valencia 4-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Match Report

With third-placed Barcelona not playing until Sunday, the LaLiga leaders took full advantage to move eight points clear of the Blaugrana.

Federico Valverde and Bellingham went close early on before Madrid broke the deadlock in the 19th minute.

Mbappe sent goalkeeper Julen Agirrezabala the wrong way from the penalty spot, after Cesar Tarrega was penalised for handball following a VAR review.

Mbappe doubled his and the hosts' tally 12 minutes later, volleying home Arda Guler's cross at the far post.

Vinicius Junior saw another penalty saved in the 43rd minute after Thierry Correia clattered into Alvaro Carreras. However, the third goal did arrive under 60 seconds later, when Bellingham curled a shot into the bottom corner.

Xabi Alonso's side had to wait until the 82nd minute for their fourth goal, with Carreras arrowing a shot into the top corner to put the icing on the cake.

Data Debrief: Mbappe matches Ronaldo

Madrid have won 10 of their opening 11 matches in a LaLiga season for only the second time in the 21st century, also doing so in 2022-23.

Mbappe took his league goal tally for the campaign to 13, making him only the second Blancos player to reach that figure after the first 11 games since 2000, after Cristiano Ronaldo did so twice (13 in 2011-12 and 20 in 2014-15).

Madrid have also won 10 straight LaLiga home matches for the first time since September 2013.

By contrast, Valencia have failed to win six successive league games under Carlos Corberan for the first time.

Match Events

0' The match is about to start!

0' Highlight from Real Madrid vs Valencia

6' Valverde's first-time strike drops narrowly wide of the far post

10' Real move the ball up the pitch to find Vinicius, but he is stopped in the box

20' Penalty Goal! Mbappe opens the scoring from the spot! Real Madrid 1-0 Valencia

29' Valverde tries to test the goalkeeper but his effort takes a deflection

31' GOAL! Guler whips a cross and Mbappe fires home! Real Madrid 2-0 Valencia

43' Penalty Missed! Vinicius' shot is denied by the keeper!

44' GOAL! Bellingham cuts inside and curls an effort! Real Madrid 3-0 Valencia

63' Almeida whips an effort towards goal which Courtois has to palm away

69' Raul Asencio replaces Dean Huijsen

72' Match Event for Real Madrid vs Valencia

77' Another chance for Real as Camavinga sends an effort but he can't hit the target

79' Highlight from Real Madrid vs Valencia

84' GOAL! Real Madrid 4-0 Valencia

Line-ups

Real Madrid XI: Courtois, Mbappe, Valverde, Militao, Tchouameni, Vinicius, Bellingham, Güler, Álvaro Carreras, Dean Huijsen, Franco Mastantuono

Subs: F Mendy, Ceballos, Alexander-Arnold, Brahim, Fran García, Rodrygo, Camavinga, Gonzalo García, Raúl Asencio, Endrick, Fran González, Sergio Mestre

Valencia XI: Gaya, Santamaria, Rioja, Pepelu, Arnaut Danjuma, José Copete, Correia, Lucas Beltrán, Julen Agirrezabala, César Tárrega, Diego López

Subs: Stole Dimitrievski, Eray Cömert, Dani Raba, Almeida, Cristian Rivero, Hugo Duro, Jesús Vázquez, Rubén Iranzo, Javier Guerra, David Otorbi, Alejandro Panach, Lucas Núñez