Mbappe's perfect 10 against Rayo
Real Madrid 4–1 Rayo Vallecano at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday. Kylian Mbappe scored twice and got a perfect 10 in the player ratings (3). Sergio Camello scored for Rayo.
Thibaut Courtois, Antonio Rudiger, Ibrahima Konate, Denzel Dumfries, Alvaro Carreras, Federico Valverde, Aurelien Tchouameni, Eduardo Camavinga, Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Junior, Bernardo Silva and Yan Diomande all featured in the win (3).
That is 4–1 against Real Sociedad on Aug 26, 4–0 against Málaga on Aug 30, and 4–1 again here. The one wobble was the 1–0 loss at Real Betis on Sep 4. You sit 2nd on 12 points from five games, three behind Barcelona, with a goal difference of +10 (1).
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Elche away on Tuesday, then the derby
Elche at the Martínez Valero on Tuesday at 21:30 CEST is your next one, the second of three games in eight days before the international break (1) (5). Then Atlético Madrid away on Sunday at 16:15 CEST. Two away trips in six days, and the title race is tight enough that neither is a free hit.
Yamal puts Mbappe in the top two
Lamine Yamal was asked who the best in the world is. His answer included an opponent: "Mbappé and I are the two best in the world" (2). From a Barcelona player, about a Real Madrid player. Not a neutral opinion, but you take it.
Fan reactions
The subreddit's weekend conversation was less about the Rayo win and more about Jude Bellingham, who was spotted with Alexandra Daddario at the Madrid Grand Prix. A light thread for a week when the football itself offered nothing to argue about. The thread did the rounds.
