Kylian Mbappe compared to Ronaldo by Spanish media after scoring “best goal” for Real Madrid

By Oliver Thomas | 19 Oct 2026 09:00, Last updated: 19 Oct 2026 09:09

Kylian Mbappe scored 2 eye-catching goals arsenic Real Madrid secured a 4-1 La Liga triumph implicit Sevilla astatine the Bernabeu connected Sunday.

After Arda Guler had fired Los Blancos successful beforehand connected the half-hour mark, Mbappe doubled their vantage successful the 37th infinitesimal with a show of axenic method brilliance.

A cleaver flick from Jude Bellingham connected the borderline of the punishment country was collected by Mbappe, who spun distant from his marker and held disconnected different defender earlier crisp footwork enabled him to skipped past the oncoming goalkeeper to decorativeness with aplomb.

Real Madrid’s No.10 past netted his 2nd of the nighttime successful the 63rd minute, executing a a Panenka punishment implicit Sevilla goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos aft being bundled implicit successful the container by Andres Castrin.

Manu Bueno pulled a extremity backmost for Sevilla successful the last 10 minutes, but Real Madrid’s grounds signing Yan Diomande fired location Real Madrid’s 4th to seal each 3 points and determination Jose Mourinho’s broadside up to 3rd successful the La Liga table.

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The Spanish media person heaped praise connected Mbappe, with Carrusel Deportivo presenter Dani Garrido describing the forward’s archetypal extremity arsenic "his champion since signing for Real Madrid”, adding: “It's an unthinkable goal. By acold his best.”

Cadena SER broadcaster Tomas Roncero besides admired Mbappe’s goal, saying: "It reminded maine of Ronaldo Nazario: the roulette determination and however helium rounded the goalkeeper. He did what we cognize helium tin do, adjacent if it doesn't ever enactment retired for him."

Fellow broadcaster Rafa Alkorta echoed this sentiment comparing Mbappe to Brazilian icon Ronaldo, adding: "He has a batch of Nazario successful him."

El Pais' lucifer sum emphasised however Mbappe broke the crippled unfastened with a superb idiosyncratic determination that led to his extremity earlier adding his 2nd from the punishment spot. Its relationship placed the forward’s publication wrong a Los Blancos show that became progressively effectual aft a comparatively adjacent opening.

In their subordinate ratings aft the game, ElDesmarque awarded Mbappe 8/10 aft scoring 2 goals to ‘redeem himself’ astatine the Bernabeu. However, they besides acknowledged his lapse successful attraction and nonaccomplishment of possession that led to Bueno's extremity for Sevilla, portion they felt helium could person linked up much consistently successful the punishment area.

Meanwhile, the aforesaid study gave Diomande a cleanable 10/10 standing aft helium contributed to each 4 of Real Madrid’s goals, assisting Guler’s opener, providing the penultimate walk for Mbappe’s first, threading a through-ball to the Frenchman that led to the penalty, and scoring the 4th himself with a almighty onslaught into the apical corner.

Mourinho hails “beautiful victory” for Real Madrid successful La Liga

Meanwhile, Mourinho was afloat of praise for Mbappe and the remainder of his Real Madrid teammates who helped unafraid a “beautiful victory” astatine the Bernabeu.

"It was a bully crippled globally for Real Madrid with galore players astatine a precocious idiosyncratic level," Mourinho told reporters arsenic quoted by Goal.

"We controlled it from the archetypal to the past infinitesimal and scored prime goals. We had a precocious percent of possession... contiguous it justified the dominance we had against a bully team. It was a beauteous victory."

"I person changed immoderate things portion maintaining logic," Mourinho explained erstwhile asked astir his lineup choices.

"Meritocracy is abstract due to the fact that there’s nary mode to quantify which 11 players merit it the most."

"Many radical merit to play. We created a lot, got the shot to our wide players, and played a large game."

Mbappe had failed to people successful his erstwhile 2 La Liga outings, but helium was successful good signifier against Sevilla and has present netted 11 goals successful arsenic galore matches crossed each competitions for Real Madrid.

Los Blancos inactive person immoderate mode to spell to drawback up with La Liga champions Barcelona, who beryllium six points up of them astatine the apical of the array with a cleanable grounds aft 9 matches.