However, he was disappointed not to conclude his performance with a hat-trick, which would have been his third for the club since his arrival from Paris Saint-Germain last summer.
Mbappé scored two goals in the 17th and 23rd minutes, which left him largely time to score his third goal of the evening. However, he failed to do it, even if he could have created an opportunity in the 87th minute at Ceramica.
At that time, Arda Guller recovered the ball on the right side of the Villarreal's penalty surface after a race by Vinicius junior. Mbappé then demanded the center back, but the Turkish midfielder chose to try his luck and his strike alone spun over the transverse bar of Diego Conde, to the chagrin of his Real Madrid teammate.
Guller made a rare appearance at Ceramica, Carlo Ancelotti having counted little over him in recent months, especially in Liga. He was clearly determined to impress, even if it was done at the detriment of Mbappé, probably better placed to mark.
Güler and Mbappé, the hanging
Arda Guller has struggled to get noticed since his arrival in Real Madrid in the summer of 2023 (photo of Didac Aguirre)
Despite Mbappé's failure to register his hat -trick, the 26 -year -old has again achieved a good Liga performance. His double allowed him to cross the 20 goals in the competition, and he is just a goal of Robert Lewandowski in the Pichichi trophy race, given to the top scorer at the end of the season.
It remains to be seen if Mbappé will be able to win this honor at the end of the season. If he misses the match of a goal, he could consider this moment, even if it would be very unfair to GULLE.
