Mbappé's double and a Güler night
Real Madrid 4–1 Sevilla at the Bernabéu, and it was Arda Güler who opened the scoring before Kylian Mbappé took over with two goals, one of them from the penalty spot (1)(5). Seventh La Liga win of the season (1). You are third on 21 points from nine games, three behind Barcelona (2).
Güler did not just score. From Mourinho's double pivot he ran the game, and the Spanish press led their front pages on him (3). That is five wins in six, the Atlético loss at the Metropolitano the only blemish since mid-September.
Sevilla wanted Güler sent off
Luis García was fuming. Sevilla's coach said his side should have played 11 against 10 from the 25th minute over a Güler elbow on Peque (4)(7).
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"We should have been playing with a man up from the 25th minute, 11 against 10. We were robbed of the chance to play a completely different game," García said (4).
Mourinho's answer was short. "I want to escape the question that for you is the big controversy. Nobody has managed to make me see what they say happened, I do not have a single image" (10).
Juanma Castaño put it the other way round. "What would we have said? 'This league is manipulated'" (6).
Endrick is heading out on loan
Four La Liga minutes all season. That is Endrick's tally, and the 20-year-old has decided his future is not at the Bernabéu. A January loan is nearly agreed, with Aston Villa leading the race ahead of Milan, Roma and Lyon (9). Madrid would rather he went to England than back to Lyon (9).
Mourinho blocked Pitarch's move
Thiago Pitarch did not go to Fulham in the summer. Mourinho vetoed the move and sees a role for the 19-year-old midfielder in his squad (11).
Leipzig on Wednesday, Barça on Sunday
RB Leipzig at the Bernabéu on Wednesday in the Champions League, then Barcelona away on Sunday. That is the week your season gets measured.
