In the early hours of September 15, Mbappé scored in Real Madrid’s 2-0 victory over Real Sociedad in La Liga’s fifth round.

Mbappé has now scored in two consecutive La Liga matches. In the 74th minute, with the score at 1-0 in favor of Real Madrid, the referee halted the game after being contacted by the VAR team. Referee Munuera went to review a situation where Vinícius was fouled in the penalty area and subsequently awarded a penalty to the visiting team.

From the penalty spot, Kylian Mbappé seized the opportunity to score his third goal of the La Liga season, sealing a 2-0 win for the La Liga champions.

Earlier, the opening goal for “Los Blancos” was scored by Vinícius from a penalty in the 58th minute.

Real Madrid secured three points despite several key players being sidelined due to injuries. During the last 20 minutes of the match against Sociedad, the Madrid team even considered moving Dani Carvajal to center-back as Antonio Rüdiger struggled with an injury. At the start of the match, Real also lost Brahim Díaz to injury.

The 2-0 scoreline did not reflect the game’s dynamics accurately. Real Madrid had more possession (54%) but struggled to break through, while Sociedad displayed sharpness in their attacks. Only luck kept “Los Blancos” from conceding, as shots from Sheraldo Becker and Luka Sučić hit the post and crossbar, respectively.

Without a goal resulting from a defensive error by the hosts, both Mbappé and Vinícius could have had a lackluster performance. Before his goal, Mbappé was rated lower than Takefusa Kubo by 365score (6.9 compared to 7.2).

Nevertheless, Real Madrid demonstrated the resilience of a top club in challenging moments. Under the guidance of coach Ancelotti, the team has temporarily reduced the gap with Barcelona to just one point (11 to 12) but has played one more match than their rivals.