It took him some time to accommodate himself to La Liga. There were lots of worries about whether he could live up to sky-high expectations. And the answer is definite – yes, he can!Kylian Mbappe is back in his old form, running riots for Real Madrid as he singlehandedly guided them to a routine 3-0 victory at Real Valladolid.⚪️🛸 First Real Madrid hat-trick for Kylian Mbappé!22 goals this season, 15 goals in La Liga, 8 goals in the last 5 games. ✨🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/43BVgzmjj4— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 25, 2025 The Frenchman scored a hat-trick, his first with the Royals, to push his side to a four-point lead at the summit after today’s Atletico Madrid draw (vs Villarreal, 1-1). Los Blancos are ten points clear of Barcelona, who are about to face Valencia on Sunday night (11 pm).No one expected to see the worst La Liga side hurt the defending champion, so it doesn’t come as a surprise that Carlo Ancelotti’s boys dominated the game from the kick-off until the end.The domination was embellished with Mbappe’s masterful attacking showpiece, as he opened the scoring around the 30th-minute mark with his trademark shot into the far corner.🚨🇪🇸 GOAL | Valladolid 0-1 Real Madrid | MbappeMBAPPE OPENS THE SCORING FOR REAL MADRID !!!!!!!!!!!!!pic.twitter.com/xfJ0Abtw6U— Tekkers Foot (@tekkersfoot) January 25, 2025 KYLIAN MBAPPE WHAT A GOAL! 🤯pic.twitter.com/zIiMONIU7E https://t.co/Pmva9pdK30— TC (@totalcristiano) January 25, 2025 The former Monaco and PSG forward doubled the lead almost exactly half an hour later, this time with a lovely low finish, and again into the far corner. After a couple of missed chances, he sealed his perfect outing from the spot following a reckless tackle on Jude Bellingham, which resulted in a red card for Valladolid’s defender.Mbappe is definitely on fire and at the perfect time for Carletto and his team.LA LIGA – MATCHDAY 21Friday Las Palmas – Osasuna 1-1 (0-0)/Januzaj 90+8 – Oroz 53/Saturday Mallorca – Betis 0-1 (0-0)/Bakambu 90+6/Atl. Madrid – Villarreal 1-1 (0-1)/Lino 58 – Moreno 29 pen/Sevilla – Espanyol 1-1 (0-1)/Bade 61 – Kumbula 15/Valladolid – Real Madrid 0-3 (0-1)/Mbappe 30,57, 90+1/Sunday 16.00: (2.80) Rayo Vallecano (3.10) Girona (2.90)18.15: (1.80) Sociedad (3.20) Getafe (5.40)20.30: (1.40) Ath.Bilbao (4.60) Leganes (10.5)23.00: (1.20) Barcelona (8.00) Valencia (14.0)Monday23.00: (2.70) Alaves (3.05) Celta (2.80)***odds are subject to change***
