Kylian Mbappé scored and Real Madrid moved within four points of Spanish league leader Barcelona with a 3-0 win at Leganes on Sunday ahead of its eagerly awaited Champions League match against Liverpool.
Federico Valverde and Jude Bellingham also scored to close the gap on Barcelona, which conceded two late goals in a 2-2 draw at Celta Vigo on Saturday.
Madrid has played one game less than Barcelona after its match at Valencia was postponed because of the deadly floods in October.
Madrid will make the trip to England to face Premier League leader Liverpool on Wednesday in the Champions League, and is hoping to recover from a demoralizing 3-1 home loss against AC Milan in the previous round of matches.
Madrid’s attack worked well against Leganes with Vinícius Júnior playing inside and Mbappé more on the flank. The France striker scored after going four straight games without finding the net for the Spanish powerhouse.
“We switched their positions and the team was able to stay in control during the whole match,” Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said.
Mbappé said he is fine playing wherever Ancelotti puts him.
“I’ve said it on the first day that I can play in several different positions,” Mbappé said. “All I want is to keep playing well and scoring goals.”
