"It was a worrying start for Alonso's side, with Carlos Alvarez going close for the hosts after just four minutes before Adrian de la Fuente missed a golden opportunity eight minutes later as his header went wide of the target. Madrid eventually kicked into gear and made a breakthrough in the 28th minute as Vinicius, who had reacted angrily to being substituted off in Madrid's previous game, curled the ball into the net with the outside of his boot, leaving Mathew Ryan helpless in the goal."
"Mastantuono helped himself to his maiden Madrid goal 10 minutes later as he finished off a clinical counter-attack, but Eyong cut the deficit in half shortly into the second period as he headed a rebound past Thibaut Courtois. Yet a cheeky penalty from Mbappe restored Madrid's two-goal cushion in the 64th minute, and the France star put the game to bed moments later as he took the ball around Ryan and finished into an empty net after a great pass from Arda Guler."
"Data Debrief: Mbappe's magical run rolls on Despite their sluggish start, Madrid did not look back after taking the lead, producing 3.54 expected goals (xG) from 24 shots to Levante's 1.58 from 11 attempts. Mbappe, who converted both of the big chances that came his way, has now scored seven goals in six LaLiga matches, netting in all but one game in all competitions for Los Blancos this season. Madrid have started a LaLiga season with six wins in their f"
Real Madrid maintained a perfect LaLiga start under Xabi Alonso by beating Levante 4-1. Vinicius Junior opened the scoring and later assisted Franco Mastantuono for his first Madrid goal before half-time. Levante pulled one back early in the second half through Etta Eyong, but Kylian Mbappé restored and extended Madrid's lead with a penalty and a composed finish after rounding the goalkeeper. Madrid generated 3.54 expected goals (xG) from 24 shots compared to Levante's 1.58 from 11 attempts. Mbappé has seven goals in six LaLiga matches this season.
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