Mbappe and Real Madrid cruise, PSG remain on top
AAP • November 8th, 2026 12:00 pm

Kylian Mbappe continues to drive Real Madrid to victory in La Liga | Photo: AP
Kylian Mbappe scored his 17th goal of the season to help Real Madrid secure an eighth successive victory with a 3-0 La Liga win at Valencia.
Captain Fede Valverde broke the deadlock at Mestalla with a powerful low finish into the bottom corner from 22 yards after 28 minutes.
It was followed eight minutes later by a sweet first-time strike by Arda Guler, who fired home from a Jude Bellingham cross to score again in place of the suspended Vinicius Junior, before Mbappe wrapped up the points with a smart finish in the 75th minute.

Kylian Mbappe has given Real Madrid plenty of reasons to celebrate against Valencia | Photo: AP
Madrid have moved on to 30 points with Barcelona, but Athletic Club remain outside of the European spots after Nico Williams' 84th-minute opener at Osasuna was cancelled out by a stoppage-time effort from Alejandro Catena.
Former Bournemouth defender Illia Zabarnyi scored the only goal to help Ligue 1 leaders Paris St Germain get the better of Troyes and Liam Rosenior's Paris FC are second following a 1-0 triumph at Auxerre.
Ballon d'Or winner Harry Kane provided assists for Joshua Kimmich and Lennart Karl to help Bayern Munich return to winning ways in Bundesliga with a 2-1 victory at Mainz.
Meanwhile, Jobe Bellingham played 86 minutes in Borussia Dortmund's 2-1 win over Elversberg after his maiden call-up for England's senior team.
In Serie A, Roma bounced back from a midweek Champions League loss at Manchester United to defeat Sassuolo 3-0.
Mario Hermoso opened the scoring after 27 minutes and it was followed by an own goal from Sebastian Walukiewicz three minutes later before Rodrigo Mora wrapped up the scoring 13 minutes into the second half.

