Before Mbappé’s brace, “Vinícius and Mastantuono” both found the net once.
From the very start of the match, Real Madrid unleashed a storm of attacks. Vinícius Júnior opened the scoring with a stunning goal, setting the tone for his side. Franco Mastantuono netted his first goal at his new club. Later, in brilliant form, Kylian Mbappé struck twice to complete the rout. Xabi Alonso’s men crushed Levante to maintain their 100% winning record.
Real Madrid secured a 4-1 victory in Tuesday night’s La Liga clash away from home.
With this win, Madrid move five points clear of reigning champions Barcelona. They’ve now collected 18 points from six matches, while Barcelona sit second with 13 points from one game fewer.
The stats underline Real’s dominant performance. They enjoyed 62% possession and fired 24 shots at goal, 10 of which were on target. Levante, by comparison, had just 11 attempts with only two on target.
Real began on the front foot, peppering the goal with several off-target efforts. Levante’s goalkeeper denied efforts from Federico Valverde and Vinícius before the deadlock was broken. In the 28th minute, Vinícius produced a moment of brilliance to put his side ahead.
Valverde found Vinícius on the right side of the box. With two defenders closing in, the Brazilian star squeezed a sudden strike from a tight angle, leaving the keeper rooted as the ball flashed into the far corner.
Real doubled their lead in the 38th minute through a devastating counterattack. Once again, Vinícius played a role, threading the ball from midfield to Mastantuono on the right. The 18-year-old Argentine winger skipped past a defender, surged into the box, and lashed home at the near post.
Vinícius had another great chance before halftime but was denied one-on-one by the goalkeeper.
Real took 16 shots in the first half, six on target, while Levante failed to test the keeper with any of their four attempts.
Levante pulled one back in bizarre fashion in the 54th minute. As a shot came in from the right inside the box, Real defender Dean Hausen stuck out a foot to block it. The ball looped upwards, and goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois tried to backpedal and clear, but “Itta Yong” managed to head it into the net.
In the 64th minute, Mbappé restored the two-goal cushion with a cheeky Panenka from the penalty spot after being fouled inside the box himself.
Just two minutes later, Mbappé added another brilliant goal. Controlling a pass from Arda Güler, the World Cup winner skipped past the advancing keeper and slotted the ball home.
This took La Liga’s current top scorer to seven goals for the season.
Shortly afterward, Mbappé had a chance to complete his hat-trick but missed the target. Vinícius also failed to capitalize on a late opportunity, leaving the scoreline at 4-1.
Xabi Alonso’s team have now won all seven of their matches across all competitions this season.
