Real Madrid beat Valencia 3-0 to draw level with La Liga leaders Barcelona
Valverde and Guler's first-half goals put Madrid in the driving seat, and Mbappe added a third in the second half.
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Valverde and Guler's first-half goals put Madrid in the driving seat, and Mbappe added a third in the second half.
Real Madrid matches still banned in China despite Mbappe apology
Real Madrid vs Racing Santander is not broadcast on CCTV despite apologies from Mbappe, Real and La Liga.
Kylian Mbappe, Jude Bellingham and Yan Diomande score as Real Madrid cruise to a 3-0 win against Racing Santander, moving only three points behind Barcelona at the top of La Liga.
Real Madrid head coach Jose Mourinho says the "best thing is to keep your mouth shut" but backs Kylian Mbappe following reaction to his Mao Zedong remark.
Voting figures show Harry Kane beat second-placed Kylian Mbappe to the men's Ballon d'Or by one of the tightest winning margins in the award's history.
Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe should be allowed to move on after apology to China, says French football federation chief.
French star at the centre of controversy after a video appeared to show him making fun of former Chinese leader Mao.
Mocking Mao Zedong is taboo in China, which is a lucrative market for players and teams such as Kylian Mbappe's Real.
France international Kylian Mbappe's remarks saw him become the latest foreign sports figure to anger Beijing.
Three major Chinese brands have ended partnerships with French football star Kylian Mbappe
French soccer star Kylian Mbappe has apologized after apparently referring to Mao Zedong as a dictator. Chinese sponsors have dropped him, while state television has suspended Spanish league broadcasts.
'My comment was ill-judged and I now understand that it hurt many people,' Mbappe says after Chinese brands dropped him.
Mbappe appears to say that the funniest internet meme he'd seen was of his face imposed on that of 'a Chinese dictator'.
French football star Kylian Mbappé was dropped by two major Chinese brands on Tuesday after a video circulated online in which he appeared to joke about former leader Mao Zedong. Energy drink giant Dongpeng and dairy producer Mengniu said they had terminated their partnerships, citing remarks that offended Chinese national sentiment.
Kylian Mbappe scores twice for Real Madrid as they beat Barcelona 2-1 at the Camp Nou in the first El Clasico of the season.
The winner of the 2026 Ballon d'Or will be crowned at Monday's gala in London, the first time it has been held in Britain.
Barcelona vs Real Madrid will mark the return of Spanish football's fiercest rivalry between two star-studded teams.
Despite not winning silverware last season, Mbappe has been clear his goal to clinch the Ballon d'Or.
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