Real Madrid vs Valencia (Photo: Angel Martinez/Getty Images) Kylian Mbappe scored twice in Real Madrid’s 4-0 win against Valencia on Saturday to extend their lead to seven points at the top of La Liga.Villarreal continued their impressive form by beating Rayo Vallecano 4-0 to temporarily move above Barcelona into second place.Atletico Madrid secured a 3-0 win over Sevilla to consolidate fourth place and move level on points with Barcelona, who face Elche on Sunday and have a chance to cut Madrid’s lead to five points.Real Madrid’s spectacular victory, with goals from Mbappe, Jude Bellingham and Alvaro Carreras, came ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League clash at Liverpool.Vinicius returned to the left wing after apologizing for visible frustration following his substitution in last weekend’s Clasico win over Barcelona.The Brazilian missed a first-half penalty after appearing to consult with Mbappe to take it, but otherwise produced a solid performance.“I want them to score penalties, they are good opportunities,” Real Madrid coach Alonso told reporters.Mbappe converted the penalty for the opening goal, with Alonso confirming the French forward’s role as the team’s primary penalty taker.“Kylian scored the first one and I would have liked to have scored the second one too, but it’s not a big issue, Kylian is still the first choice… (Vinicius) had a very good game,” Alonso said.Alonso fielded his strongest line-up despite their league advantage and the upcoming game against Liverpool.Madrid built a three-goal lead by halftime with a double from Mbappe and a goal from Bellingham.Mbappe has now scored 18 goals in 14 games across all competitions, including 12 in La Liga.“Time will tell (how many he can score), you can’t really extrapolate how many goals he will get based on his average (so far),” Alonso said. “Kylian can easily find the net, be in the right spot … he scores a lot of goals.Mbappe scored from the penalty spot after Cesar Tarrega’s pass and later volleyed in Arda Guler’s cross.Bellingham added to his recent scoring streak, which includes goals against Juventus and Barcelona, with a powerful low shot.He rounded off the scoring in the 82nd minute with an impressive strike into the top corner of Carreras, marking his first goal for the club.“I’m proud, these things happen when they happen, I didn’t rush, my job is (defense),” Carreras said.Valencia’s run without a win in the league extended to six games, leaving them in 18th position.Villarreal continued their pursuit of the leaders with a decisive home win over Rayo.Gerard Moreno initiated the scoring and Alberto Moleiro’s impressive goal from outside followed after half-time.Moleiro then assisted Santi Comesana’s goal, Ayoze Perez added the fourth.Atlético Madrid dominated Sevilla at the Metropolitano Stadium with goals from Julian Alvarez, Thiago Almada and Antoine Griezmann.Alvarez opened the scoring from the penalty spot after Tanguy Nianzou fouled Jose Gimenez.Almada scored the second after Giuliano Simeone’s set-up, while Griezmann reached his 200th La Liga goal with a well-placed finish.Atletico extended their unbeaten league run to 10 games and secured their third successive clean sheet in La Liga.“We have to improve, our aim is humbly to continue to improve,” said Diego Simeone.Real Sociedad claimed a 3-2 victory in the Basque derby against Athletic Bilbao to help overcome a slow start to the season.
