Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe opens goal-scoring account in La Liga
What's the story
Kylian Mbappe opened his account in La Liga with a brace against Real Betis in matchweek 4 of the 2024-25 season.
Mbappe, who scored in Real Madrid's UEFA Super Cup victory against Atalanta, failed to find the net in the first three games of La Liga this season.
He netted a second-half brace which included a penalty.
Real Madrid are unbeaten after four matches.
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— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) September 1, 2024
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A look at the match stats
Real Madrid produced 21 attempts with 7 shots on target. Betis had two shots on target from 11 attempts. Real dominated possession (60%) and owned an 89% pass accuracy from 611 passes. They earned 7 corners.
Opta stats
Mbappe shines for Real: Decoding his stats
Mbappe is the fourth Real Madrid player in the 21st century in La Liga whose first goals have been a brace after Ronaldo, Chicharito and Dani Ceballos. Meanwhile, Ruud van Nistelrooy scored a hat-trick.
As per Player comparison matrix (data by Opta), Mbappe has clocked 16 shots this season with 10 of them on target.
He has had 51 touches in the opposition box.
Summary
Mbappe scores a brace for Real
Mbappe scored his first goal after getting on the end of a brilliant backheel from Federico Valverde.
He wasn't done just yet, scoring a late penalty to double Real Madrid's lead Vinicius Junior was fouled.
The 2-0 win gave Los Blancos their second La Liga win of the season. Thye have moved to second place with FC Barcelona topping the list.