Mbappé’s two goals power Real Madrid to a 4-1 win over Sevilla

Real Madrid beat Sevilla 4-1 at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium on Sunday, October 18, 2026, with Kylian Mbappé’s two goals driving a convincing La Liga victory.

Mbappé turns control into a three-goal lead

Real Madrid opened the scoring in the 30th minute when Arda Güler made it 1-0, assisted by Yan Diomande. Mbappé then doubled the advantage in the 37th minute, finishing Jude Bellingham’s assist to make it 2-0 at half-time.

Mbappé struck again from the penalty spot in the 63rd minute, putting Real Madrid 3-0 ahead. Sevilla responded in the 80th minute through Manuel Bueno Sebastián, assisted by Lucas Stassin, but Yan Diomande restored the three-goal margin two minutes later. His 82nd-minute goal, assisted by Aurelien Tchouameni, made the final score 4-1.

The two goals gave Mbappé a direct influence on the result, while his match rating of 8.2 also ranked among Real Madrid’s leading performances. Diomande was the highest-rated player at 9.0, with one goal and one assist.

Madrid controlled the match

Real Madrid had 65% possession and completed 605 accurate passes, compared with Sevilla’s 35% and 281 accurate passes. They also led total shots 15-11 and shots on goal 8-5, while their expected-goals figure was 2.32 to Sevilla’s 0.81. Sevilla did register 9 shots inside the box to Real Madrid’s 10, but could not match the hosts’ finishing.

Felix Correia and Dean Huijsen were booked in the 23rd minute. Juan Antonio Iglesias Sánchez and Marc Cucurella also received yellow cards. No red cards were recorded.

Provisional table impact

The provisional post-match standings place Real Madrid third with 21 points from 9 games, seven points ahead of sixth-placed Sevilla on 14 points. Barcelona lead with 27 points. Real Madrid’s pre-match form was Win, Win, Win, Loss, Win, Win, Loss, Win, Win; Sevilla’s was Win, Win, Loss, Draw, Win, Win, Loss, Draw, Loss.