In a match where Real Madrid suffered against a daring and dangerous villarreal, Kylian Mbappé still proved that he was the fatal weapon of the Merengues. Shaken and long put in difficulty, the men of Ancelotti were able to count on a double of their French attacker to win 2-1 and set off again from the Cerámica with three crucial points.
A Real Madrid suffering, Mbappé in Savior
From the outset, Villarreal put Real under pressure, imposing a frantic pace and exploiting the smallest spaces left by a Madrid defense in need of landmarks. Thibaut Courtois delayed the deadline with a decisive parade from the 6th minute, but he could not do anything on the resumption at close range of Juan Foyth after a corner badly negotiated by the defense of Real (1-0, 8th).
Real, amorphous in the first quarter of an hour, seemed unable to revive properly. But in this kind of complicated match, it is sometimes enough for a flash of genius. And it was Mbappé who sparked the spark. Launched by Bellingham after a clear combination, the French striker took up a balloon repelled by the goalkeeper to equalize with composure (1-1, 18th).
Mbappé still bears Real Madrid
A lesson in realism signed Mbappé
Despite this equalization, Real has never really taken control of the match. Villarreal continued to attack, dominating the debates in intensity and multiplying dangerous centers. Courtois had to work several times to avoid a new sinking, but again, Real was able to rely on his providential attacker.
On a new fast transition, Lucas Vázquez sent a specific center to the second post. Alone in the surface, Mbappé adjusted condes of an unstoppable crossing (1-2, 52nd). Two balloons in the area, two goals. Clinical efficiency, a demonstration of what an exceptional goalscorer is.
The end of the match saw Villarreal push to tear the equalization, but neither Barry nor Ayoze found the flaw against a courtesy always imperial. And while Real Madrid suffered, Mbappé had already done the necessary. A new Madrid victory that signs.
