Kylian Mbappé scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid defeated Real Sociedad 4-1 in José Mourinho’s first competitive match back at the Estadio Bernabéu.
Alongside Mbappé’s treble, Jude Bellingham provided two assists, while Vinicius Junior also got on the scoresheet as Los Blancos moved to the top of LaLiga with a dominant home performance.
Madrid started brightly, with Mbappé and Vinicius creating chances for each other before being denied by Alex Remiro. At the other end, Thibaut Courtois expertly kept out Mikel Oyarzabal during the opening 30 minutes.
Sergio Gomez almost put La Real ahead with an audacious volley from the left side of the box, but it was the hosts who broke the deadlock in the 40th minute. Federico Valverde slipped Mbappé into the penalty area, allowing the Frenchman to take a touch before picking out the top-left corner.
However, La Real levelled before half-time as Luka Sucic fired in a rebound after Job Ochieng’s initial shot was blocked by Ibrahima Konate.
Madrid restored their lead on the hour mark when Mbappé played a give-and-go with Bellingham before curling the ball past Remiro.
It was 3-1 just eight minutes later. Bellingham saw his shot closed down but quickly dispossessed Luken Beitia before squaring the ball to Vinicius for the simplest of finishes into an unguarded net, giving Madrid some breathing room.
Mbappé then completed his hat-trick late on, lifting the ball over Remiro following a brilliant reverse pass from Vinicius to wrap up a perfect homecoming for Mourinho.
Mourinho moment
Mourinho’s name was sung by the Madrid faithful in the closing stages, and it came as no surprise after the way his star players performed for him in the Spanish capital.
Mbappé became the first player to score a hat-trick in LaLiga this season, while his six for Madrid across all competitions since joining in 2024-25 are at least twice as many as any other LaLiga player.
The Frenchman led Madrid players for both shots (eight) and touches in the box (13) against La Real, against whom he has now scored seven goals, his most against any opponent in the competition.
Bellingham and Vinicius both directly contributed to two goals, with the former also winning a match-high nine duels (9/14), while Arda Guler created five chances. He also created seven in Madrid’s opening win over Espanyol.
Madrid’s next game will be against Málaga in round three of La Liga.
