Real Madrid Beat Rayo Vallecano 4-1 in La Liga with a Mbappé Brace
Real Madrid returned to winning ways with a 4-1 win over Rayo Vallecano, a Mbappé brace plus goals from Carreras and Bellingham lifting them to 15 points.
La Liga served up another fixture, and after five rounds had been completed Real Madrid hosted Rayo Vallecano, looking to return to winning ways after their defeat to Real Betis.
Mbappé opens the scoring from the penalty spot
Real Madrid opened the scoring from a penalty won by Carreras and converted successfully by Kylian Mbappé, the specialist from the spot, who deceived the goalkeeper.
Carreras doubles it and Bellingham adds a third
Shortly afterwards, Carreras returned to score a quick second goal after a give-and-go with Mbappé and some lovely team play, before Real Madrid added a third through Jude Bellingham.
Rayo Vallecano pull one back
Rayo Vallecano came back into the match, wasted a few chances and pressed hard so as not to leave without a goal, eventually reducing the deficit to make it 3-1.
Courtois shines and Mbappé completes his brace
The game then turned into an exchange of attacks, with continued brilliance from star goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, before Real Madrid pressed again in the final quarter of an hour and Mbappé completed his brace before the end, underlining the Merengue's fine display.
Real Madrid move to 15 points
With this win, Real Madrid raised their tally to 15 points, remaining Barcelona's direct rivals and waiting for any slip from the leaders to return and share top spot once again.