Mbappe scores twice as Real Madrid beat Oviedo 3-0 to stay perfect

Real Madrid maintained a perfect start to the La Liga season with a 3-0 win over newly promoted Real Oviedo at the Estadio Carlos Tartiere on Sunday, Kylian Mbappé scoring twice and Vinícius Júnior adding a late third as Xabi Alonso’s side moved to six points from six. The match was Oviedo’s first home league game since 2001 and drew a sellout crowd in Asturias.

Mbappé opened the scoring seven minutes before half time, turning on a pass from Arda Güler and firing low past Oviedo goalkeeper Aarón Escandell. The goal drew furious protests from the home side after Real Madrid’s Aurelien Tchouameni appeared to follow through on Leander Dendoncker in the buildup, but the referee allowed the strike to stand. Mbappé added his second on 83 minutes, meeting a pass from Vinícius, and the Brazilian sealed the victory in stoppage time.

Alonso reshuffled his XI from the opening-week win over Osasuna, bringing Dani Carvajal and Antonio Rüdiger into the back line and recalling Rodrygo Goes. Argentine teenager Franco Mastantuono, signed from River Plate in June and training with the first team despite being registered with Real Madrid Castilla, made his full Madrid debut at 18 — a milestone...