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Kylian Mbappé struck twice as Real Madrid crushed Valencia 4-0 in their La Liga clash at the Santiago Bernabéu on Saturday night, extending their dominant run under Xabi Alonso. Vinícius Júnior missed a first-half penalty, but the Brazilian’s miss barely mattered on a night when his teammates dazzled. Jude Bellingham and Álvaro Carreras also found the net as Los Blancos continued their fine form in both attack and defense. Real were in complete control throughout the game, enjoying nearly 65 percent possession and firing 21 shots, 11 of which were on target. Valencia never came close to challenging Real, managing just four attempts, with only one troubling the goalkeeper. The result strengthened Real’s position at the top of the table with 30 points from 11 matches, including 10 victories. In another fixture of the day, Villarreal thumped Rayo Vallecano 4-0 to climb to second place with 23 points from 11 games, overtaking Barcelona. The Catalan giants, with one match in hand, slipped to third with 22 points. Real’s aggressive start paid off in the 19th minute when César Tárrega handled the ball inside the box. Mbappé, who missed a spot kick against Barcelona last week, made no mistake this time to give his team the lead and register a goal in his eighth consecutive La Liga appearance.

Barcelona picked up where they left off last season against Valencia, securing another dominant victory in their first home game at the six-thousand-capacity Johan Cruyff Stadium. Braces from young Fermin Lopez, Raphinha and veteran striker Robert Lewandowski provided a significant morale boost ahead of their first Champions League match away at Newcastle on Thursday. The Catalan giants took the field on Sunday night trailing table-toppers Real Madrid by five points after their Saturday night victory over Real Sociedad. However, they eased past the visitors with a dominant 6-0 victory. Despite the pressure and a list of key injuries—including to Lamine Yamal, Frenkie De Jong, Gavi, and Alejandro Balde—coach Hansi Flick rested regular starters like Raphinha and Lewandowski, giving opportunities to Roony Bardghji, Marcus Rashford, and Ferran Torres, who led the attack. Yet they eased past the opposition with a commanding performance. Barcelona's relentless pressure left Valencia’s defense in disarray from the start. They created their first major chance in the 10th minute when Ferran Torres narrowly chipped the ball over the crossbar. Five minutes later, Valencia's goalkeeper denied a shot from Lopez. Read more: Mbappe stars as 10-man Real Madrid secure hard-fought victory over Sociedad The breakthrough came in the 29th minute as Fermin opened the scoring with a clinical finish inside the box. Torres set him up perfectly with a first-time touch on a teammate’s cross, and the Spanish midfielder slotted past the keeper with a precise right-footed strike. That was the only goal of the first half, but it set the stage for a second-half onslaught. Barcelona found more rhythm in their attack with the halftime substitution of Raphinha. Replacing Roony on the right flank, the Brazilian's presence was immediately felt, as he netted the team’s second goal just eight minutes into the restart. Three minutes later, Fermin scored his second with a spectacular shot from outside the box.

Real Madrid opened up a six-point lead over FC Barcelona, who play on Sunday, in the Liga Santander as they beat neighbors Atletico Madrid 1-0 night in the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday.

Valencia kept their hopes of qualifying for the last 16 of the Champions League very much alive on Tuesday night when Albert Celades' side fought back from a goal down to beat Lille 4-1 in the Mestalla Stadium. Lille opened the scoring in the 26th minute when their Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen collected a through ball and kept his nerve before slotting his shot past Jasper Cillessen. Both keepers made decent saves in the closing minutes of the first half, but Valencia were level in the 66th minute after Jose Fonte was penalized for handball and Dani Parejo kept his calm to chip the penalty home with Lille keeper Mike Maignan diving the wrong way. The home side took the lead with a stroke of fortune when Lille defender sliced the ball into his own net when trying to clear a cross from Jose Gaya in the 82nd minute and two minutes later when Geoffrey Kondogbia fired home from distance. With Lille falling apart there was still time for one more goal for the Spaniards as Ferran Torres, who had replaced the injured Denis Cheryshev in the first half, collected a pass from Parejo before calming beating the keeper. The win coupled with the thrilling 4-4 draw between Chelsea and Ajax in Stamford Bridge leaves all three teams level on seven points ahead of Chelsea's visit to Valencia on November 27. Earlier in the day FC Barcelona were held to a 0-0 draw in the Camp Nou Stadium by Slavia Prague. Both teams had the ball in their rivals' net during the game, but the efforts from Arturo Vidal for Barca and Jan Boril for Slavia were both ruled out for offside. Slavia goalkeeper Odrej Kolar made a series of excellent saves to deny Leo Messi, Nelson Semedo, Sergi Roberto, and Gerard Pique, who picked up a booking that means he will miss the vital game against Borussia Dortmund on November 27. It is the first time in 45 games that Barca have failed to score in front of their fans since they were held 0-0 by Getafe on February 11, 2018.