Mbappé scores twice as Real Madrid beat Sevilla 4-1

Real Madrid beat Sevilla 4-1 on Sunday, with Kylian Mbappé scoring twice as the hosts moved into third place in La Liga. Arda Güler and Yan Diomande also scored for Madrid, while Manu Bueno found the net for Sevilla. Güler opened the scoring in the 30th minute, finishing from the edge of the area. Mbappé doubled Madrid’s lead seven minutes later after a combination with Jude Bellingham, taking the ball into the box before going around the goalkeeper and scoring. Mbappé added his second from the penalty spot in the 63rd minute, chipping the ball over Sevilla goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos. Bueno pulled one back for Sevilla in the 80th minute, but Diomande restored Madrid’s three-goal advantage with a late strike. The result left Madrid third in the league, behind Atlético Madrid and Barcelona. Madrid remained six points behind Barcelona before the teams’ scheduled Clasico the following weekend. The match report described the result as a boost for Madrid ahead of that meeting. The game also drew complaints from Sevilla over refereeing. Sevilla coach Luis Garcia Plaza said an incident involving Güler and Peque should have resulted in Güler being sent off, and argued that Sevilla...