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Real Madrid, who tasted Vinicius and Mbappe's goals, defeated Espanyol 4-1
Real Madrid, a prestigious Spanish professional soccer team, has achieved four consecutive wins and eight games of undefeated play in official matches, with key players such as Vinicius Junior and Kylian Mbappe scoring goals.
Real Madrid defeated Espanyol 4-1 in the 6th round home match of the 2024-2025 Spanish Primera Liga (La Liga) held at the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid, Spain on the 21st (local time).
In the first half, neither team scored, and in the second half, it was Espanyol, not Real Madrid, that scored first.
In the 9th minute of the second half, during a counterattack, Jofre Carreras' cutback from deep on the left side of the penalty box to the center was deflected off Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois' foot and resulted in an own goal.
Real Madrid struck back four minutes later with Dani Carvajal equalising.
Jude Bellingham's powerful shot from a one-on-one with the goalkeeper was deflected and landed in front of Carvajal, who slammed it into the empty net.
Real Madrid, with momentum, succeeded in turning the game around with Rodrygo's goal in the 30th minute of the second half. When Vinicius put a sensational pass into the goal from the left flank, Rodrygo rushed in and shook the net with only a change of direction
Vinicius also had his own taste of goal three minutes later after chasing Mbappe's penetrating pass and using his signature explosive speed to shake off a defender on the counterattack.
Special striker Mbappe, who started as the front-line striker, also joined the goal feast in the 45th minute of the second half. A penalty kick was awarded when Endric was fouled while competing with a defender, and Mbappe calmly finished it to complete a 4-1 comeback victory.
This is Mbappe's 4th league goal of the season after leaving Paris Saint-Germain (France) and starting anew at Real Madrid.
On this day, Real Madrid fired 31 shots against Espanyol. Of those, 14 were on target. Espanyol only had 1 shot on target.
Real Madrid have won all four matches they have played this month.
They defeated Real Betis and Real Sociedad 2-0 on the 1st and 14th, respectively, and on the 17th they also won 3-1 against Stuttgart (Germany) in the UEFA Champions League (UCL) group stage match.
This is their fourth consecutive official win after drawing 1-1 with Las Palmas late last month.
Real Madrid, who are cruising with 4 wins and 2 draws in the 6 games since the start of this season's La Liga, are on an 8-game unbeaten streak in official matches, including the UCL group stage and the UEFA Super Cup match against Atalanta (2-0 win) held in the middle of last month.