La Liga: Bellingham, Mbappe fire as Madrid beat Malaga 4-0

Real Madrid secured a 4-0 win over Malaga, making it three consecutive La Liga victories and strengthening their lead at the top of the table with nine points, according to Ajel English. The match saw Jude Bellingham score one goal and create another, with Kylian Mbappé and substitute Arda Güler also finding the net. Bellingham opened the scoring in the 19th minute with a solo effort, weaving past defenders before finishing confidently, as reported by Ajel English and Associated Press.

The lead was doubled in the 26th minute when Malaga defender Alfonso Herrero turned the ball into his own net after Bellingham followed up on a rebound from Mbappé's shot, as per Ajel English. Mbappé added the third goal in the 30th minute, converting a cross from Trent Alexander-Arnold, according to Ajel English. The score remained unchanged until stoppage time, when Arda Güler completed the rout after a quick exchange with Vinicius Junior, as reported by Ajel English.

Real Madrid's perfect start to La Liga under their manager, who is not named in the reports, has been marked by Bellingham's impressive form, with El Pais describing him as having "arrested" his form after two seasons of uncertainty. With this result, Real Madrid temporarily top the La Liga standings, while newly promoted Malaga remain in the relegation zone with just one point, according to Ajel English.

Brief written by urgent.news from Punch Nigeria, Ajel English, Associated Press, Punch, El Pais — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.