Kylian Mbappe and his teammates were rated much higher than the home team Valladolid in the match of round 21 of La Liga. Despite playing away, Real Madrid dominated the home team from the first minute. However, it took Los Blancos half an hour to open the scoring from a familiar name - Kylian Mbappe.
After scoring the first goal, the French star turned to the stands and pointed to the ground, recreating the celebration of the legendary Cristiano Ronaldo a decade ago. Mbappe's action seemed to say: "I came here to conquer the football world."
In this match, Real Madrid did not have Vinicius Jr. due to the Brazilian player being suspended due to a card. Therefore, the burden of the attack was placed more on Mbappe's shoulders. The 26-year-old star completed the task very well with a super hat-trick. This is the first time Mbappe has scored 3 goals in a match for Real Madrid.
Mbappe not only scores goals, his goals are also very eye-catching. Even on the 11m mark for the 3rd goal, the French player kicked very hard, making the roof of the Valladolid net explode. That is like an affirmation of the position and value of the world's top striker, the challenger for the Golden Ball award in the near future.
"He contributed a lot to today's victory. After a while of getting used to it, everything has been better. Mbappe is a big plus in the Real Madrid squad" - Carlo Ancelotti shared after the match.
Ancelotti was not only happy that Mbappe scored a hat-trick, the Italian coach also felt relieved when his student's coordination with his teammates became more and more smooth. Without Vinicius, Mbappe was the one to receive decisive passes from Jude Bellingham. The perfect coordination between these two world-class stars sank Valladolid right at home.
In the last 5 matches, Mbappe has scored 8 goals. Currently, Mbappe is ranked 2nd in the list of La Liga's top scorers with 14 goals, only 1 goal behind Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski. A rare luck has come to the captain of the French team when he has received full support from his teammates, without any negative competition. There were concerns that Mbappe's arrival would cause conflict with Vinicius, but it was Vini who always publicly supported the new Los Blancos player.
"Despite a difficult start, he adapted very well. Once he got used to it, Mbappe was a top star, scoring a lot of goals. Rodrygo and I will help Mbappe become the top scorer in every tournament. That's also the reason he came to this club" - Vinicius shared before the match with Valladolid.
In the context of rising player prices and increasingly fierce competition for star signatures, Real Madrid's acquisition of Mbappe is a huge victory, like winning a title. Mbappe's acceptance of waiting out his contract with PSG to join the Bernabeu as a free agent shows the willingness of both sides to learn. This is something rare in today's football world.
"If I become the top scorer of the tournament, it wouldn't be strange because I've done it many times. What I want now is to win the championship with Real Madrid" - Mbappe left the stadium with the ball in his hand, with a very meaningful message from Luka Modric: "Well done, monster".
