Real Madrid have secured a perfect return to La Liga action with Kylian Mbappe firing them in front at Celta Vigo.
Los Blancos are looking to close the gap on league leaders Barcelona with a victory on the road in Galicia and their in-form Frenchman made the key first half impact.
Mbappe netted six goals across all competitions, prior to the October international break, before missing out on Les Bleus duty due to a fitness issue.
However, there was no lack of sharpness from the 25-year-old in Vigo, as he buried the first real chance of the night for the visitors.
A poor ball out of defence was intercepted by Eduardo Camavinga with the rebound ruthlessly buried from 20 yards by Mbappe.
What a finish by Kylian Mbappé 🤯
The Real Madrid forward opens the scoring with a fantastic strike from range 🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/BDpUI6BTSU
— Premier Sports (@PremSportsTV) October 19, 2024
¡Cómo la pone imposible Mbappé! Golaaaaazo pic.twitter.com/ub4uYPr2yW
— Madrid Sports (@MadridSports_) October 19, 2024
A crucial half time lead will have Los Blancos full of confidence as they aim to maintain an unbeaten league record since the start of the 2024/25 campaign.
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