Kylian Mbappe of Real Madrid (R) celebrates scoring the second goal of his team with teammate Vinicius Junior during the LALIGA EA sports match between Real Madrid CF and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona (photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images) Real Madrid secured a convincing victory of 2-0 against Espanyol in the La League on Saturday, while Kylian Mbappé and Éder Mititão scored spectacular long-term goals. The victory was maintained by Madrid’s perfect beginning of the five -round season in five rounds and shifted them five points from Espanyol and Barcelona.Mititão opened scoring in the 22nd minute with a strong shot from the right leg from the outside, which found the upper corner, with goalkeeper Marko Dmitrovic barely touched despite diving efforts.Mbappé doubled Madrid’s lead in the 47th minute by another impressive strike from the distance, which planted in the lower corner and described its seventh goal in six games this season.“If you face the defensive set well inside its area, you have to try long range,” said coach Xabi Alonso. “Mititão’s goal was very good and Kylian scored in the crossing. We are taking steps forward and growing.”The match saw the return of England midfielder Jude Bellingham as a late substitute, with his first performance from the Surgery of the shoulders on July 16.Espanyol, who entered the match undefeated and third after their best start in 30 years, fought without the suspended best shooter Pure Mill.Dmitrovic prevented further damage with consecutive savings against Mbappé in the 65th minute, while the culprit of Junior hit a place for Madrid.Defender Madrid Dani Carvajal asked after the match his recent incident in the Champions League. “It won’t happen anymore,” Carvajal said, apologizing to the goalkeeper Marseille Gerónimo Ruli.The next La Liga Girona event continued when they suffered 4-0 home defeat to promote Levante and left them at the bottom of the ranking with five consecutive losses.“We are the worst team in the league,” said coach Mirchel Sánchez, “and the only way to continue to work and improve.”Georges Mikautadze scored his first goal for Villarreal in winning 2-1 over the 10-man Osasuna, while Alexis Sánchez counted his first goal for Seville in their 2-1 victory against Alaves.Valencia was reflected in their previous loss of 6-0 to Barcelona by defeating the 10-men’s athletic Bilbao 2-0. Baptiste Santamaría and Hugo Duro scored after Athletic’s Daniel Vivian received a red card.Athletic Bilbao has now undergone three matches without scoring, including the defeat of the Champions League to Arsenal, as Nico Williams still lacks injured Spain.Madrid played without the back of Trent Alexander-Arnold, who is displaced by Hamstring’s injuries from Marseille and suspended Dean Huijsen defender.Barcelona will host the fifth place of Getafe on their 6,000 places Estadi Johan Cruyff on Sunday.
