Real Madrid responds to Barcelona before El Clásico with a big win over Sevilla

Real Madrid achieved a big 4-1 win over Sevilla in the ninth round of La Liga, responding to Barcelona's victory ahead of the anticipated El Clásico next Sunday. Mbappé scored a brace, while Güler and Diomandé added goals for Los Blancos. Bueno scored the visitors' goal. Real Madrid raised their tally to 21 points in third place, six points behind leaders Barcelona.

Real Madrid secured a big 4-1 victory over visiting Sevilla at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in the ninth round of the Spanish La Liga. With this win, Real Madrid responded to their traditional rivals Barcelona, who had crushed Real Betis 5-2 earlier on Saturday in Seville. The goals for Real Madrid were scored by Turkish player Arda Güler (30'), Frenchman Kylian Mbappé, who added a brace in the 37th and 63rd minutes to raise his tally to nine goals and top the scorers' list, and promising Ivorian Yan Diomandé (82'). Manuel Bueno scored Sevilla's only goal (80'). Real Madrid raised their points to 21 in third place, six points behind leaders and defending champions Barcelona. In contrast, Sevilla's points froze at 14 in sixth place. The lineup of Portuguese coach José Mourinho missed Brazilian star Vinícius Júnior, who began serving a four-match suspension following his red card against Villarreal in the previous round and his excessive protest against the match referee. Real Madrid prepares to face German side Leipzig on Wednesday in the third round of the UEFA Champions League, following their exciting late 4-3 win over Italian Roma in the second round.