Kylian Mbappe continued his rich vein of form with a hat-trick on Saturday to power Real Madrid to a 3-0 win over Valladolid and a four-point lead at the top of LaLiga.
Second-place Atletico Madrid drew 1-1 at home earlier against Villarreal, while Barcelona, third, trail Los Blancos by 10 points before hosting Valencia on Sunday.
"I'm happy with the hat-trick but more happy with the win, I feel like I say that every week but it's the truth," Mbappe told Real Madrid TV. The former PSG star has scored in each of his last five games for his new club and is looking every part the potent attacking force Madrid were hoping he would be.
The Valladolid midfielder took the ball but then smashed into the England international's calf studs-up and was dismissed.
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