Mbappé scores twice as Real Madrid beat Rayo Vallecano 4-1 in LaLiga

Real Madrid beat Rayo Vallecano 4-1 at the Santiago Bernabéu on Saturday, Kylian Mbappé scoring twice, in the LaLiga fifth round.

• Real Madrid defeated Rayo Vallecano 4-1, ending a week that began with a league loss to Real Betis.
• Mbappé converted a 14th-minute penalty and set up Álvaro Carreras for Madrid's second goal in the 18th minute.
• Jude Bellingham made it 3-0 before halftime, and Sergio Camello pulled one back for Rayo in the 51st minute.
• Mbappé struck again in the first minute of stoppage time, taking his season tally to seven goals in six matches, the most in LaLiga with six.
• The win has pulled Real Madrid level with Barcelona at the top of the LaLiga table.
• Coach Jose Mourinho praised the first-half performance and stressed the result's importance for stability after the prior league defeat.
• Arda Guler came off the bench in the 72nd minute and provided the assist for Kylian Mbappé's stoppage-time goal in Real Madrid's 4-1 win.
• Mourinho explained he had benched Guler to give club-record signing Yan Diomande a starting opportunity against Rayo Vallecano.