Three goals before half-time, job done
Racing Santander 0–3 Real Madrid. All three goals came in the first half at El Sardinero on Sunday (1)(3).
Kylian Mbappé scored from the penalty spot (2). Jude Bellingham finished one, and Arda Güler was the man pulling the strings behind it all (1).
The win is your fifth in a row in all competitions. Real Madrid sit third on 27 points from 11 games, three behind Barcelona (3).
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Mbappé scored through a rough week
Mbappé had a messy few days off the pitch and answered with a penalty (2). Bellingham got on the scoresheet too (1).
That is the whole story of the first half: two of your biggest names, three points, no drama on the pitch.
Still no Real Madrid on Chinese TV
Real Madrid are still missing from Spanish football broadcasts in China. CCTV and the Migu platform have not shown the games, despite the club and Mbappé apologising (4).
Fan reaction in China has been blunt. "A nadie le importa," one user wrote, which means nobody cares (4).
Juventus put €100m on Yildiz
Juventus want at least €100m to let Kenan Yildiz go, with Real Madrid, Arsenal and Bayern Munich all watching the playmaker (5).
Real Madrid are the most interested of the three (5). Nothing is agreed and no fee has been negotiated.
AEK Athens away on Wednesday
The Champions League is back on Wednesday, away at AEK Athens, 18:45 CET.
Valencia away in LaLiga follows on Saturday at 21:00 CET.
Real Madrid C beat Ávila
Real Madrid C, bottom of the table, took three points off Real Ávila to leave them in the relegation zone (6).
Jonathan Prado was blunt afterwards: "La culpa es de todos, primero de los que somos el cuerpo técnico y luego de los protagonistas. O lo hacemos todos o nos hundimos, y el objetivo es lo contrario" (6).
