Kylian Mbappe led Real Madrid to a big 4-1 win over Sevilla in the Spanish league.
The Spanish league match saw the Royal club cut the gap with leaders Barcelona to six points, ahead of their highly anticipated Clasico clash.
Real Madrid played the match at the Santiago Bernabeu, without Brazilian winger Vinicius Jr, who is serving a four-match suspension.
But Mbappe shone, scoring a brace to give his team an important morale boost ahead of the meeting with their traditional rivals.
Guler opens the scoring, Mbappe shines
Turkish midfielder Arda Guler opened the scoring in the 30th minute with a brilliant strike from outside the box that nestled into the top corner.
Seven minutes later, Mbappe added the second goal after skillfully turning and firing the ball into the net.
In the second half, the French forward won a penalty in the 63rd minute. He converted it successfully, scoring his own second goal and his team’s third.
Substitute Manu Bueno later pulled one back for Sevilla in the 80th minute. However, Jan Diomande responded two minutes later with a powerful strike, sealing the 4-1 win.
Real Madrid eyes Barcelona
With this victory, coach Jose Mourinho’s side raised its tally to 21 points, in third place.
They now trail Atletico Madrid by one point, while Sevilla remained sixth with 14 points.
Real Madrid is looking to continue its winning run against Barcelona and narrow the gap once again, boosting its chances in the race for the Spanish league title in the coming stage.
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