Four days after the improbable setback at Benfica (4-2), Real Madrid had to redeem themselves. It’s done, without manners but thanks to Kylian Mbappé, against Rayo Vallecano (2-1). Heckled by a dissatisfied Santiago Bernabeu in recent weeks, the Merengue had great difficulty getting rid of their Madrid neighbor.
However, they had started their match well, thanks to a magnificent goal from Vinicius (15th). The Brazilian curled an unstoppable strike into the opposite net to score his first La Liga goal since October 4. This came to reassure the Madrid bench, which had already suffered the loss of Jude Bellingham, who suffered a hamstring injury and was injured (10th).
36 goals in all competitions
But Real then fell back into their mistakes. Uninspired offensively, cautious defensively, the White House gave in on a volley from Jorge De Frutos, who had beaten Aurélien Tchouameni (49th). And while the situations multiplied at the end of the match, the light came from Kylian Mbappé.
The former Parisian had missed a huge opportunity, after going around the goalkeeper (68th) but did not miss a penalty obtained in the 10th minute of added time. The Frenchman scored his 36th goal in all competitions this season, the eleventh from a penalty. Thanks to this achievement, Real Madrid returns to one point behind Barcelona after 22 days.
