Mbappe double fires Real Madrid past Sevilla ahead of El Clasico

Kylian Mbappe scored twice as Real Madrid beat Sevilla 4-1 in La Liga, Spain's top division.

The win came on 18 October 2026 at the Santiago Bernabeu, Real Madrid's home in Madrid, and it sets up next weekend perfectly. Madrid go into El Clasico, the name given to matches between Real Madrid and Barcelona, just six points behind their great rivals. BBC Sport

It was decisive. It was also timely. Madrid needed a strong performance before facing Barcelona, and they got one.

Mbappe got the headlines with a brace, which simply means two goals in one game. Those strikes were his 10th and 11th goals of the season, a fast start by any standard. AOL

For anyone new to the scoring charts, that tally matters. Eleven goals before late October puts a forward on course for a huge season. It also shows how central Mbappe has already become to this Madrid team.

The result moved Madrid to 21 points from nine league matches. Shafaq In Spain, as in England, a win is worth three points and a draw is worth one. Nine games is still early, not even a quarter of the 38-match season, but every point counts when Barcelona are setting the pace.

That six-point gap is the key number now. A win for Madrid in El Clasico next weekend would cut it to three. A defeat would stretch it to nine. That is why Sunday's result felt bigger than three points.

Sevilla will be disappointed to leave Madrid with nothing. To concede four away to the champions is no disgrace, but managers want their teams to stay in games longer. Madrid did not give them that chance.

What makes this stand out is the timing. Form going into El Clasico shapes the mood around it. Madrid fans will travel with noise and belief. Barcelona fans will answer back. One striker in rhythm can lift a whole city.

For fans, this means next weekend is everything. Two of the most famous clubs in world football, six points apart, with Mbappe scoring freely. No more build-up needed.