Mbappé’s hat-trick powers Real Madrid to a big win

Kylian Mbappe scored a brilliant hat-trick as Real Madrid crushed Real Sociedad 4-1 in the Spanish La Liga. Los Blancos achieved such a huge victory in Jose Mourinho’s first match of his rehabilitation at the Santiago Bernabeu as Real Madrid coach.

Madrid secured their second consecutive win under Portuguese coach Mourinho. Vinicius Junior scored three goals in the win alongside Mbappe. Jude Bellingham provided two assists, tearing apart Sociedad’s defence throughout the match. Mourinho has relied on the same XI he fielded in Saturday’s hard-fought 2-1 win over Espanyol.

Mourinho said of the three stars of the team playing together, “Mbappe is an incredible player. I can clearly see how hungry he is to make history for Real Madrid. Kylian is Kylian, but the whole team played amazingly today.”

The match was a battle of attack and counterattack from the start. Madrid got the desired goal in the 40th minute of the first half. French forward Mbappe received the ball from Federico Valverde’s pass and found the net with a wonderful finish. However, just before the break, Job Ochien made a mistake and Luka Sucic took advantage of the opportunity. His shot hit Alvaro Carreras and went into the net, bringing the visitors back to parity.

The hosts stepped up their attack in the second half. Mbappe scored his second goal from a clever pass from Bellingham. Then, Vinicius Junior made it 3-1 from a solo effort from Bellingham. Within moments, Mbappe completed his hat-trick by curling the ball over the Sociedad goalkeeper from a superb pass from Vinicius.

Vinicius shared a hug with Mourinho as he came off the field as a substitute in the 83rd minute of the match. Mourinho, who was very pleased with the victory, said, “I am very happy with the way the team left the field with a smile on their faces. But now is not the time to celebrate, because we have the next match against Malaga ahead.”

Defending champions Barcelona will face Athletic Bilbao in another La Liga match on Thursday, where fans will be looking forward to seeing a new look from new signing Rodri.