On Saturday, Real Madrid achieved a crucial victory over Villarreal, with Kylian Mbappe the most important man with both goals for the title defender. However, he felt disappointed not to complete his performance with a hat trick, who would have been his third for the club since his arrival from Paris Saint-Germain last summer.
Mbappe's two goals in the 17th and 23rd minutes, so he had enough time to find his third of the evening. However, it did not happen, although he could have had a chance in La Ceramica in the 87th minute.
At the moment Arda Guler took the ball on the right side of the Villarreal penalty area after a point of Vinicius Junior. Mbappe screamed for the cuts, but the Turkish midfielder chose to go alone, and his effort flew over Diego Conde's Dwarsbalk, to the anger of his Real Madrid teammate.
Guler appeared rare in La Ceramica, because he has hardly been calculated in recent months by Carlo Ancelotti – especially in La Liga. He wanted to make a clear impression, although that came to the disadvantage of Mbappe, which was probably in a better position to find the goal.
Despite the fact that Mbappe could not claim his hat trick, it was again a successful La Liga appearance for the 26-year-old. His brace saw him continue to 20 goals in the competition, and he is now only one behind Robert Lewandowski in the race for the Pichichi trophy, which is distributed at the Top Goalscorer at the end of the season.
It is still to be seen whether Mbappe can claim the honor at the end of the season. If he misses a goal, he could look at this moment, although that would be very unfair on Guler.
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