Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid defeated Real Sociedad 4-1 in Jose Mourinho's first competitive match back at Estadio Bernabeu.


2026/2027 La Liga

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Match Report

Along with Mbappe's treble, Jude Bellingham provided two assists and Vinicius Junior also got on the scoresheet as Los Blancos moved to the top of LaLiga with a dominant performance at home.

Madrid started on the front as Mbappe and Vinicius both created chances for one another before being denied by Alex Remiro, while Mikel Oyarzabal was expertly kept out by Thibaut Courtois at the other end in 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 as Federico Valverde slipped Mbappe into the penalty area, allowing the Frenchman to take a touch before picking out the top-left corner.

However, La Real were level heading into half-time as Luka Sucic fired in a rebound after Job Ochieng saw his initial shot blocked by Ibrahima Konate, though Madrid were back ahead on the hour mark as Mbappe played a give-and-go with Bellingham before curling past Remiro.

And it was 3-1 just eight minutes later. Bellingham saw his shot closed down, but he quickly dispossessed Luken Beitia in the opposition before squaring to Vinicius for the simplest of finishes into an unguarded net, giving Madrid some breathing room.

Mbappe then completed his hat-trick late on, lifting the ball over the Remiro following a brilliant reverse pass from Vinicius to wrap up a perfect homecoming for Mourinho.

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Madrid's stars shine bright under Mourinho

Mourinho's name was sung by the Madrid faithful in the closing stages of this contest, and it comes as no surprise after the way his star players performed for him in the Spanish capital.

Mbappe 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 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 dominance was highlighted by their expected goals (xG) tally of 3.14, while they restricted La Real to just 0.57 as Mourinho's perfect start to his second stint continues.

Match Events

0' The match is about to start!

0' Cucurella and Oyarzabal show their World Cup trophy before the game

3' Vinicius has a shot from left foot which is over the bar

6' Mbappe's shot from tight angle is blocked

11' Courtois makes a great save to deny Oyarzabal's shot

22' Mbappe goes down in the box and the referee says no penalty

38' Mbappe misses a great chance from Bellingham

40' GOAL! Mbappé opens the scoring from Valverde's assist! Real Madrid 1-0 Real Sociedad

44' GOAL! Luka Sucic scores the rebound to equalize quickly! Real Madrid 1-1 Real Sociedad

46' Match Event for Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad

47' Highlight from Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad

60' GOAL! Mbappé scores brace the reclaim the lead! Real Madrid 2-1 Real Sociedad

67' GOAL! Real Madrid 3-1 Real Sociedad

80' GOAL! Real Madrid 4-1 Real Sociedad (Kylian Mbappé)

Line-ups

Real Madrid XI: Courtois, Bernardo Silva, Dumfries, Mbappe, Valverde, Konate, Vinicius, Bellingham, Güler, Álvaro Carreras, Dean Huijsen

Subs: Rudiger, Cucurella, Alexander-Arnold, Brahim, Lunin, Camavinga, Sergio Mestre, Mario Rivas, Jorge Cestero, Carlos Espí, Alexis Ciria, Yan Diomande

Real Sociedad XI: Álex Remiro, Oyarzabal, Yangel Herrera, Takefusa Kubo, Sergio Gómez, Luka Sucic, Jon Aramburu, Beñat Turrientes, Luken Beitia, Job Ochieng, Jon Martín

Subs: Guedes, Soler, Zubeldía, Aihen Muñoz, Ander Barrenetxea, Jon Pacheco, Orri Óskarsson, Arsen Zakharyan, Unai Marrero, Alex Lebarbier, Alex Marchal, Ibai Aguirre