Real Madrid 4-0 Valencia; Mbappé nets twice

Real Madrid crushed Valencia 4-0 as Kylian Mbappé scored twice and Jude Bellingham and Álvaro Carreras also found the net, extending Madrid’s LaLiga lead to seven points. Mbappé converted a penalty and added a second goal to raise his LaLiga tally to 13 in 11 matches. Vinicius Jr. missed a penalty, but Madrid controlled the game and registered their 13th win in 14 matches across all competitions as they head to Liverpool for the Champions League. Valencia are now 18th and winless in six league games, plunging them deeper into a relegation fight.