Overview
- Real Madrid defeated Rayo Vallecano 4-1 at the Santiago Bernabéu on Saturday, moving level with Barcelona at the top of La Liga.
- Kylian Mbappé scored twice, including a 14th-minute penalty, and set up Álvaro Carreras for an early second goal.
- Jude Bellingham also added a goal as Real built a 3-0 half-time lead before Sergio Camello pulled one back for the visitors.
- Mourinho named several players back in the squad — including Arda Güler, Bernardo Silva and Eduardo Camavinga — while Rayo travelled with key absences such as Jorge de Frutos, Fran Pérez and injured goalkeeper Augusto Batalla.
- The result eases short-term domestic pressure on Mourinho’s team and keeps an intense crowd atmosphere in focus after sections of the Bernabéu whistled Vinícius and Mbappé and the coach publicly defended his stars.