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Mbappe’s double sink Yellow Submarines to help Madrid go top
Kylian Mbappe’s brace proved vital as Real Madrid picked up maximum points and a clean sheet to go top of the La Liga table momentarily.
The French forward scored two second half goals to help Real Madrid with a win over Villarreal away from home.
Real Madrid came into the tie high on confidence after tearing apart Monaco in the UEFA champions League on Tuesday night.
Villarreal on the other hand suffered a late defeat to Ajax on the same night as their poor starr to the year continued.
Mbappe scored the opener just two minutes into the second half as he powered a rebound into the middle of the net to register his 20th goal of the season.
Villarreal lacked composure in front goal for the entire duration of the tie as Thibault Courtois had little or no threat to deal with.
Kylian Mbappe sealed the winner from the penalty spot in the second minute of added time with a panenka penalty as Morocco’s Brahim Diaz watched how the art is performed.
