Kylian Mbappe scores hat-trick as Real Madrid thump Sociedad in LaLiga

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/vinicius-junior/CbwQ4Mws/"]Mourinho[/a] oversaw an opening-day win over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/espanyol/QFfPdh1J/"]Espanyol[/a] last Saturday and named an unchanged team featuring both [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mbappe-kylian/Wn6E2SED/"]Mbappe[/a] and Vinicius Junior once again.[/p][p]The superstar duo almost engineered the game’s opening goal in the seventh minute, as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/remiro-alejandro/UmDjbtRC/"]Alex Remiro[/a] denied Mbappe from a tight angle after a lovely threaded ball from Vinicius. Those roles were reversed when the Frenchman picked out the Brazilian, but Remiro produced another fine save.[/p][p]This contest was simmering nicely as the half wore on, and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gomez-sergio/fmGvlHVM/"]Sergio Gomez[/a] was inches away from giving La Real the lead with a superb first-time left-footed volley which flew just past the far post.[/p][p][b]However, it was Mbappe who broke the deadlock in the 40th minute with another superb finish to add to his already extensive showreel. He took [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/valverde-federico/nscfER6B/"]Federico Valverde[/a]’s ball into his stride and fired home a brilliant left-footed strike, scoring the first of surely many goals this season.[/b][/p][image alt="Match stats" id="038cdd5c-f01a-4be0-aa5c-20eb17bbb42f" credit-line="Flashscorw" guid="93327c2d-d1c8-4d8e-be9f-e1eabcfa454a" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-sociedad/jNvak2f3/"]Sociedad[/a] responded just four minutes later, though, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ochieng-job/MTyZqUgi/"]Job Ochieng[/a]’s initial shot ricocheting into the path of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sucic-luka/p6f9CgsE/"]Luka Sucic[/a] to fire home a surprise equaliser before half time.[/b][/p][p]Mbappe spurned a golden opportunity to re-establish the hosts’ advantage when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/guler-arda/CUU9qDpb/"]Arda Guler[/a] played the France captain through on goal, but could only fire his effort straight at Remiro.[/p][p][b]Not to be denied, Mbappe scored Real’s second after dispatching a right-footed strike past Remiro following a one-two with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bellingham-jude/QNvlPm7s/"]Jude Bellingham[/a] which bamboozled the visitors’ defence. [/b][/p][p][b]The England midfielder claimed another assist to double Real’s lead, showing excellent strength and persistence to hold off Luken Beitia’s challenge before laying the ball on a plate for Vinicius to apply a tap-in.[/b][/p][p][b]Mbappe then took centre stage once again, applying a sumptuous lob over Remiro from Vinicius’ equally impressive pass to seal all three points for the hosts in the Spanish capital.[/b][/p][embed guid="ab048027-65f5-4a4a-91ad-f4aa7f5f1d3c" url="https://x.com/LaLigaEN/status/2092712917246394376" social-type="twitter" /][p]Pellegrino Matarazzo’s side avoided any further damage with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/diaz-brahim/nm2Qvnyk/"]Brahim Diaz[/a]'s strike ruled out for offside, but the 36-time champions head to the league summit regardless, extending their winning run in LaLiga to five games stretching back to the tail end of last season.[/p][p]Meanwhile, this defeat for Sociedad extends their winless run to nine games, after losing their first two in this campaign to leave them bottom of the table.[/p][p][b]Flashscore Man of the Match: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mbappe-kylian/Wn6E2SED/"]Kylian Mbappe[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Real Madrid[/a])[/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/real-madrid-W8mj7MDD/real-sociedad-jNvak2f3/?mid=EXneuDoD"]See all the stats from the match here[/a][/b][/p][infobox id="14dacc89-3234-4d6e-b854-e74d05c9dce3" /]