Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick to lead Real Madrid to a 4-1 victory over Real Sociedad at the Santiago Bernabeu on August 27, marking Jose Mourinho's first home match since returning as the club's coach [1, 2, 3].
Mbappe opened the scoring before Real Sociedad equalized four minutes later through Luka Sucic, who scored after a deflection broke a Real Madrid defensive line [1, 2, 3]. The French forward then struck twice more, with his second goal coming just after the hour mark following a passing move involving Jude Bellingham [1, 3]. Mbappe completed his hat-trick in the 80th minute with a deft chip over the goalkeeper, assisted by Vinicius Jr [1, 3].
Jude Bellingham was instrumental, providing two assists, including one for Vinicius Jr’s goal that made it 3-1 [2, 3]. Despite several solid saves by Real Sociedad goalkeeper Alex Remiro that denied opportunities for both Mbappe and Vinicius, Real Madrid maintained control throughout the match [1, 2, 3].
Marc Cucurella came on as a substitute at the start of the second half for Real Madrid [1]. Before the match, both Cucurella and Real Sociedad captain Mikel Oyarzabal received applause for their contributions to Spain’s recent World Cup victory [1].
Though substitute Brahim Diaz scored late for Real Madrid, his goal was disallowed due to offside [3]. With the win, Real Madrid improved their La Liga record to two wins from two matches [2, 3].
Coach Mourinho praised Mbappe’s performance, saying, “This guy is incredible,” while Federico Valverde called having Mbappe “spectacular” and said the team must “make the most of him as possible” [2].
Mourinho's first match back was a 2-1 away victory over Espanyol on August 22 [2, 3]. Real Madrid will continue their La Liga campaign aiming to maintain their winning start.
