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French star Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 has fully established himself at his new club, Real Madrid, leading the team to overturn a deficit against Las Palmas with a 4-1 victory by scoring two goals. The match took place at the Santiago Bernab\u00e9u Stadium during the 20th round of La Liga.<\/p>
With this brace, scored in the 18th minute via a penalty and the 36th minute, Mbapp\u00e9 increased his tally to 12 goals in La Liga, climbing to second place in the scoring charts, four goals behind Barcelona\u2019s Polish international striker Robert Lewandowski (16 goals). In all competitions, Mbapp\u00e9 now has 18 goals in 30 appearances, silencing the critics who doubted his impact after his move from Paris Saint-Germain.<\/p>
Real Madrid, missing their Brazilian star Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior due to a two-match suspension, capitalized on Atl\u00e9tico Madrid\u2019s 0-1 loss to Legan\u00e9s on Saturday. The victory put Los Blancos back on top with 46 points, two ahead of second-place Atl\u00e9tico and seven clear of third-place Barcelona.<\/p>
After his impressive performances, including a stunning goal against Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final and a crucial opener in the hard-fought 5-2 win over Celta Vigo in the Copa del Rey Round of 16, Mbapp\u00e9 reflected on the Las Palmas match: \"We started poorly and conceded a goal, but our reaction was excellent. We moved the ball forward quickly, attacked with precision, and scored plenty of goals. We\u2019re happy to be back on top.\"<\/p>
Brahim D\u00edaz added the second goal in the 33rd minute, while Brazilian Rodrygo sealed the victory with a fourth goal in the 57th minute. Portuguese forward F\u00e1bio Silva netted Las Palmas\u2019 only goal in the opening minute.<\/p>
Las Palmas played the final stages of the match with ten men following the dismissal of midfielder Benito Ram\u00edrez in the 64th minute. Despite this, Real Madrid couldn\u2019t extend their lead in the closing minutes, which saw Austrian international defender David Alaba make his long-awaited return after more than a year out with a serious knee injury. He replaced German Antonio R\u00fcdiger in the 76th minute.<\/p>
Las Palmas stunned the home crowd with an early goal. Silva converted Sandro Ram\u00edrez\u2019s close-range pass to tap the ball into the net in the first minute.<\/p>
Real Madrid quickly regrouped, with D\u00edaz missing a golden chance in the 3rd minute after a brilliant solo effort by Rodrygo. Dutch goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen denied Mbapp\u00e9\u2019s powerful strike in the 8th minute before a penalty was awarded following Sandro\u2019s foul on Rodrygo. Mbapp\u00e9 calmly slotted the spot-kick to Cillessen\u2019s left in the 18th minute.<\/p>
The Frenchman and Rodrygo came close to giving Real Madrid the lead on two occasions, only to be spoiled by Cillessen (28th and 30th minutes). D\u00edaz eventually found the net after capitalizing on a rebound from Cillessen following Mbapp\u00e9\u2019s thunderous shot. Lucas V\u00e1zquez provided the assist, allowing D\u00edaz to finish into an empty net in the 33rd minute.<\/p>
Real Madrid extended their lead before halftime, with Rodrygo delivering a cross from the left that Mbapp\u00e9 smashed into the top-right corner of the net from the center of the penalty area (36th minute).<\/p>
Rodrygo added the fourth goal early in the second half, volleying Fran Garc\u00eda\u2019s cross into the bottom-right corner of the goal, confirming Real Madrid\u2019s dominance and their return to the league\u2019s summit (57th minute).<\/p>","continue_text":"Continue Reading","main_heading":"Blog"},"yoast_head":"\n