Desk Report:
Kylian Mbappe has maintained his form even after joining Real Madrid. He has already scored fifty goals for Los Blancos. Real is flying high with the French forward’s excellent performance.
Real Madrid played against Levante last night in La Liga. Real won 4-1 in this match at the Ciudad de Valencia Stadium. Mbappe scored a brace. Real coach Xabi Alonso showered his players with praise after the explosive victory. After the match, the coach said, ‘It was a great match from the start. The defense was very good. The first goal was very important to move forward.’
After the explosive victory against Levante, Real Madrid retained the top spot in the 2025-26 La Liga points table. Alonso’s Real has received a full 18 points in 6 matches. Real played with strength against Levante last night. Real Madrid had 10 shots on goal with 63 percent possession. Levante, on the other hand, had 37 percent possession. They had 2 shots on goal for Real Madrid.
Although Real Madrid is undefeated, Alonso does not want to get carried away with the excitement just yet. After beating Levante 4-1, the Real Madrid coach said, “We are in the process of building the team. We have been here for 51 days. We have a long way to go. But the foundation of our team is very good. We have a good relationship with each other. We still have to improve in many areas.”
The first goal in the match against Levante came in the 28th minute. Vinicius Junior scored the goal with an assist from Federico Valverde. Vinicius also contributed to the team’s second goal. Franco Mastantuono received his pass in the 38th minute and scored. Real ended the first half with a 2-0 lead. Levante striker Etta Eang scored in the 54th minute to reduce the gap. Real Madrid increased the lead after 10 minutes. In the 64th minute, Mbappe was fouled inside the box, giving Real a penalty. The French forward scored with a Panenka shot from a spot kick.
It took 2 minutes for Real’s fourth goal. Mbappe scored from Arda Guler’s pass in the 66th minute. This was the French forward’s second goal in the match. After Real, arch-rivals Barcelona are second in the points table. They have 13 points in 5 matches. Meanwhile, Mbappe has played 66 matches in two seasons in the Real jersey. He has scored 53 goals and assisted 6 goals. However, Mbappe had to end the 2024-25 season with the regret of not winning any major tournament title.
