The captain of the France team saw double during the victory of Casa Blanca on the Villarreal field this Saturday, during the 21st day of the Spanish championship.
Signed Kylian Mbappé. With a goal from the former Parisian in the 47th minute of play and a penalty in stoppage time, Real won at Villarreal (0-2) this Saturday, during the 20th day of La Liga. A success which allows Casa Blanca to take control in the standings, at least before the Barça match on Sunday. Villarreal is fourth.
Real is well and truly back in the title race, thanks to two new decisive appearances from its providential scorer Kylian Mbappé, on the lookout for an overflow from Vinicius Jr that the unfortunate Pape Gueye, Senegalese hero in the CAN final last Sunday (47th, 1-0), then scored a panenka from the penalty spot (90th+4, 2-0). These 33rd and 34th goals of the season from the French striker, top scorer in La Liga with 21 goals, offer new Merengue coach Alvaro Arbeloa a third consecutive success, twelve days after replacing his ex-teammate Xabi Alonso on the bench.
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Already the author of a double on Tuesday to sink AS Monaco, his training club (6-1), Mbappé confirms his return to form after his left knee injury announced on December 31. Clumsy in front of goal to hope to return to the score, like the experienced Gerard Moreno (62nd), Villarreal (4th, 41 points) had to resolve to give up its third place on goal difference to Atlético Madrid (3rd, 41 points), opposed to Mallorca (16th) on Sunday (2 p.m.).
Seville revives
After five consecutive games without a victory, Sevilla FC (11th) finally got its head above water by achieving its first success of the year 2026 (2-1) against Athletic Bilbao, which continues to move away from European places (12th).
In the other afternoon matches, it was better to stay until the end. Osasuna (8th) defeated Rayo Vallecano (15th) 3-1 by scoring twice in added time, while Valencia (14th) won on the wire (3-2) against Espanyol Barcelona (5th, 34 points) thanks to a penalty from Belgian Largie Ramazani in the 94th minute. This 21st day continues on Sunday with Atlético Madrid-Mallorca, FC Barcelona-Oviedo, Real Sociedad-Celta Vigo and Alavés-Betis Sevilla.
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