Real Madrid 4-1 Sevilla: Mbappé scores twice as Madrid stay six points behind Barcelona

Real Madrid beat Sevilla 4-1 in La Liga at the Bernabéu on Sunday 18 October, according to BBC Sport, ESPN and the club. BBC Sport put the attendance at 73,907.

Arda Güler opened the scoring in the 30th minute with a curling shot, ESPN reported, from a pass by Yan Diomande, according to BBC Sport. Kylian Mbappé made it 2-0 in the 37th minute, rounding goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos after a pass from Jude Bellingham, BBC Sport said.

Mbappé scored a second from the penalty spot in the 63rd minute after he was brought down in the area. ESPN described the kick as a Panenka, a chipped penalty. Substitute Manu Bueno curled in a goal for Sevilla in the 80th minute, and Diomande scored from outside the box two minutes later, according to BBC Sport.

BBC Sport said Mbappé now has 11 goals in 11 games in all competitions this season. Madrid played without Vinícius Júnior, who is serving the first match of a four-game ban, ESPN reported.

What it means

Real Madrid, coached by José Mourinho, are third with 21 points from nine games, one behind Atlético Madrid and six behind Barcelona, who have won all nine of their league games, according to BBC Sport’s table. Sevilla are sixth with 14 points. Madrid play RB Leipzig in the Champions League on Wednesday, then visit Barcelona on Sunday 25 October, ESPN reported.