Mbappé scores as Madrid strikes nearer to Barcelona in Spanish league forward of powerful take a look at at Liverpool

Actual Madrid’s Luka Modric comes on in its place to switch Kylian Mbappe
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Kylian Mbappé scored and Actual Madrid moved inside 4 factors of Spanish league chief Barcelona with a 3-0 win at Leganes on Sunday forward of its eagerly awaited Champions League match at Liverpool.

Federico Valverde and Jude Bellingham additionally scored to shut the hole on Barcelona, which conceded two late targets in a 2-2 draw at Celta Vigo on Saturday.

Madrid has performed one sport lower than Barcelona after its match at Valencia was postponed due to the lethal floods in October.

Madrid will make the journey to England to face Premier League chief Liverpool on Wednesday within the Champions League, and is hoping to get better from a demoralizing 3-1 dwelling loss in opposition to AC Milan within the earlier spherical of matches.

Madrid’s assault labored nicely in opposition to Leganes with Vinícius Júnior taking part in inside and Mbappé extra on the flank. The France striker scored after going 4 straight video games with out discovering the web for the Spanish powerhouse.

“We switched their positions and the workforce was capable of keep in management throughout the entire match,” Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti mentioned.

Fourth-place Villarreal scored an equalizer in stoppage time to salvage a 2-2 draw at fifth-place Osasuna.

Ante Budimir scored twice within the first 20 minutes for Osasuna. Villarreal, which was coming off three straight victories in all competitions, scored by way of Álex Baena within the 67th and a penalty kick transformed by Gerard Moreno three minutes into harm time.

Osasuna, sitting three factors behind Villarreal, was coming off a 4-0 loss at Madrid.

Additionally Sunday, Sevilla ended a two-game dropping streak within the league with a 1-0 win in opposition to Rayo Vallecano, which performed your entire second half with 10 males after Unai López was despatched off for a tough foul.