Kylian Mbappe, the 25-year-old French international forward of Real Madrid was in high spirits on Saturday night (25/1) and scored 3 goals, in his team's 3-0 away victory over bottom team, Valladolid. Thus, Real left second-placed Atletico at -4 and third-placed Barcelona at -10 (with a game in hand).

So, Atletico Madrid's new "gift" was gladly accepted by Mbappe and his team, and in fact, Kylian managed not only to score for the 5th consecutive game but also to score his first hat-trick with his new team, the "Queen of Europe".

Real Madrid are now four points behind the Rojiblancos in the La Liga title race and 10 behind Barcelona, who have a match against Valencia (Sunday 26/01).

Mbappe, after a nice combination with the Englishman Jude Bellingham, with a powerful shot from inside the area, left no room for reaction for Karl Hein, making it 1-0. The Frenchman's goal gave even more calm to Real Madrid, who were the absolute dominant force in the game and, in the second half, gave dimensions to a victory that was predicted to be (relatively) easy anyway.

Mbappe, who became the first Frenchman to score 20+ goals as a footballer in one of the Top-5 European leagues (England, France, Germany, Spain, Italy), made it 2-0 in the 57th minute with a diagonal shot from inside the area. And in the 90+1' Kylian again made it 3-0, scoring a hat-trick after a well-taken penalty.

Real Madrid have hit the throttle and are starting to win with authority. In Pucela they did what was necessary to beat the bottom team, manage the ball and look for two or three options for Kylian Mbappé to get the better of the bottom team. 'Kiki' for Luis Enrique, the best centre forward in the world for Ancelotti, the number 9 hit rock bottom at San Mamés to gain momentum, because he is starting to be decisive in every game.

Mbappé is still on a scoring streak. The Frenchman's first hat-trick with Real Madrid and five consecutive games in which he has scored: Barcelona, ​​Celta, Las Palmas, Salzburg and Valladolid. A scoring streak in which he has scored eight goals has allowed him to take his personal tally to a good start. In fact, Mbappé has now scored 22 goals for Real Madrid in all competitions. A more than considerable bar with half a season still to play and with which he equals Solari, Bernabéu, Alfonso, Hilario and Tejada in the all-time ranking of Real Madrid scorers.

With these three goals, the Real Madrid star reached 15 goals in La Liga, proving that he is now in excellent condition after his first period of acclimatization at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Manos Staramopoulos

Journalist and Analyst of International Football and Affairs

Chief Editor English Zone of Discoveryfootball.com

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