Real Madrid crushes their rivals! Kylian Mbappe's brilliant display! He's got Robert Lewandowski off the hook.
Real Madrid have enjoyed a perfect start to the season. Not only have they won all five of their league matches, but they also defeated Olympique Marseille 2-1 in the Champions League. Xabi Alonso's men showed no signs of stopping, looking to continue their excellent form in the away match against Levante.
This time, we could see Vinicius Junior and Kylian Mbappe in the Real Madrid attack, but Alonso also gave a chance to young players such as Franco Mastantuono and Arda Guler.
Even though Levante had only collected four points in La Liga so far, the match started evenly, with both teams creating chances. The best of these, in the 20th minute, belonged to Mastantuono, and Real should have taken the lead. Vinicius fired a shot from outside the penalty area, Matthew Ryan struggled to get the ball in front, and the young Argentine hit the crossbar on his attempted rebound, keeping the score at a goalless draw.
The Royals squandered a golden opportunity, but moments later they were ahead. This despite Vinicius being in a much more difficult position. The Brazilian received a pass into the penalty area and, despite two opponents, opted to shoot with the outside of his foot. And his shot was simply brilliant; it's a must-see!
And before the break, Real launched a quick counterattack, Vinicius Junior passed the ball to Mastantuono on the right wing, and this time he made no mistake and the visitors already had a comfortable lead.
Real Madrid were already leading 2-0. Then a problem arose.The excitement's over? Not at all! Early in the second half, Levane unexpectedly came back into the game. Ivan Romero crossed from the right, the ball deflected off the intervening Dean Huijsen, and Etta Eyong capitalized, firing home from close range.
The Royals had a problem, but Kylian Mbappe quickly solved it! The Frenchman was fouled in the penalty area, stepped up to the penalty spot, and executed a spectacular chip-in. The result? His sixth league goal of the season!
And after a while, Real launched another counter-attack, after a brilliant pass from Guler, Mbappe passed the intervening Ryan and the game was basically over!
This brings Kylian Mbappe's league tally to seven. Robert Lewandowski, who was battling him for the top scorer crown last season, has scored twice so far.
Real Madrid won another match and is now top of La Liga with three points. In the next round, the Real Madrid team will play away at Atletico, while Levante will face Getafe.
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