After a slow start in a white shirt, Kylian Mbappé is finally giving Robert Lewandowski some competition in La Liga's scoring race.

The race for the La Liga top scorer award is intensifying. Kylian Mbappé's recent form, exemplified by his hat-trick against Las Palmas, has significantly narrowed the gap between himself and Robert Lewandowski.

Ancelotti welcomes back Lucas Vázquez and moves Valverde to midfield as Real Madrid prepare for their Valladolid clash.

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-placed Atletico Madrid drew 1-1 at home earlier against Villarreal, while Barcelona, third, trailed Los Blancos by 10 points before hosting Valencia on Sunday. Mbappe has hit his devastating best in recent weeks, after struggling for consistency following his summer switch from Paris Saint-Germain.

Kylian Mbappe continued his rich vein of form with a hat-trick Saturday to power Real Madrid to a 3-0 win over Real 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 Sunday.

MADRID: 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 La Liga. S

Madrid: 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

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 La Liga.

Real Madrid's hat-trick hero Kylian Mbappe showed off some of the messages his team-mates wrote onto his match ball after thumping Real Valladolid.

PLAYER_LINK|394508|Kylian Mbappé scored his first hat-trick for Real Madrid as they cruised to a 3-0 victory at Real Valladolid, extending their lead to four points at the top of La Liga.

Kylian Mbappe bagged his first hat-trick for Real Madrid as the LaLiga champions easily beat bottom-club Real Valladolid 3-0 on Saturday to extend their lead on top of the standings.