Mbappé penalty sets Real Madrid on course for 3-0 win at Racing Santander

Real Madrid beat Racing Santander 3-0 at El Sardinero, with all three goals arriving before half-time. The penalty opener from Kylian Mbappé was the defining early moment, and Real Madrid’s 21 shots and 3.41 expected goals underlined their control of the finished La Liga match.

Real Madrid strike three times before the interval

Mbappé converted a penalty in the 11th minute to make the score 0-1. Jude Bellingham doubled the advantage in the 21st minute, scoring a normal goal assisted by Arda Güler for 0-2. Yan Diomande completed the first-half scoring in the 36th minute, making it 0-3.

Racing Santander’s response produced only one shot on goal, while Real Madrid recorded seven. The visitors also led expected goals 3.41 to 0.96 and had 54% possession, although Racing Santander still completed 386 accurate passes to Real Madrid’s 468. Racing’s five blocked shots and five goalkeeper saves helped prevent a wider margin.

Bellingham and Diomande lead the ratings

Diomande and Bellingham shared the highest match rating at 8.2. Diomande played 85 minutes, scored once and made one key pass, while Bellingham completed the match with one goal, three shots on target and three key passes. Mbappé also supplied four key passes alongside his penalty.

Jeanuël Belocian was booked in the 34th minute and Iker Luque in the 45th; there were no red cards. Going into the match, Racing Santander were ranked #15 with 11 points from 10 games, while Real Madrid were ranked #3 with 24 points from 10 games. The result followed Racing’s pre-match draw and Real Madrid’s pre-match run of three wins.