Real Madrid extended their lead at the top of La Liga with a 2-0 victory over Espanyol with a strong striker Kylian Mbappe.
Madrid have won all five of their opening league games while Frenchman Mbappe has scored five goals.
After 22 minutes, Eder Militao opened the scoring with a screamer from distance, and Mbappe buried the second goal from outside the box.
Real Madrid are five points clear of Barcelona, who host Getafe on Sunday, in second place.
Jude Bellingham, an England international, made his first appearance since having shoulder surgery in the summer, making a late substitute appearance in the final stages.
Dani Carvajal, the defender for Madrid, told Real Madrid TV, “We can’t be doing any better.”
The coach says, “We’re improving as a team in playing the way the coach wants, understanding the ideas, and getting better results from that.”
Carvajal applauded the team’s performance, showing more defensive strength than it did last season.
“I believe the performance was flawless, and we only suffered defensively,” said Carvajal.
Our goal was met, and we are leaving as leaders. We are still at the top of the table.
Mbappe helped Alonso’s team maintain a 100 percent record in every competition with two goals from the penalty spot in midweek as Madrid opened their Champions League campaign with a win over Marseille.
After Militao headed home, his goal effectively ended the game.
Alonso restored Vinicius Junior and gave the young striker Gonzalo Garcia a start unlike any other in a attacking line-up.
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Espanyol have not defeated Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu since 1996, but they have started the season strong, moving to third place in the capital.
However, Madrid were unapologetically dominant throughout when they faced Los Blancos.
It took centre-back Militao’s ferocious drive into the top left corner from long range to break the deadlock, despite their dominance.
Red-hot Mbappe
After Vinicius did some good work before halftime, Mbappe fired narrowly wide.
Alonso has benched the Brazilian on several occasions, but he is still playing below his best, despite setting up Mbappe for the second.
Vinicius pushed the ball past Mbappe, who fired a close-range shot past Marko Dmitrovic after going forward with it.
After Mbappe’s excellent double save, Vinicius hit the post.
In the closing stages of a pleasant afternoon for Real Madrid, Alonso brought on Bellingham and Eduardo Camavinga for their first games of the season.
Levante won the game-tying 4-0 at Girona before the final group of nine men.
The Catalan minnows are at the bottom without a victory this season, having finished third in the 2023/24 campaign to reach the Champions League.
Coach Michel Sanchez remarked, “We are the worst team in the league after five weeks, and all we can do is work hard.”
“I have to make this team better, and I’ll do it.” We’re not giving up, though it will be challenging to leave this situation.
Source: Channels TV
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