Real Madrid 4-2 Sevilla (December 22, 2024) Match Analysis

Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappé scored the opener and set up another goal as the hosts beat mid-table Sevilla 4-2 on Sunday to move up to second in LaLiga and close the gap on Atletico Madrid to a point at the winter break.

Mbappe scored with a thunderbolt from outside the box in the 10th minute before Federico Valverde put reigning champions Real two goals ahead from long range 10 minutes later. Rodrygo scored the third in the 34th from a cross from Lucas Vazquez.

Sevilla pulled one back a minute later when Isaac Romero headed home, but Brahim Diaz restored the home side’s three-goal cushion in the 53rd minute when he finished off a smart move after Mbappe and Vazquez combined to set him up.

Sevilla got a late goal when Dodi Lukebakio was put through in the 85th, but Real looked the match to move two points ahead of Barcelona, ​​who are third on 38 points having played a game more than the top two after having lost 2-1 to Atletico on Saturday.