Real Madrid beat Valencia 3-0 as Mbappé scores for seventh straight match

Real Madrid defeated 10-man Valencia 3-0 at Mestalla on Saturday to move provisionally level on points with La Liga leaders Barcelona. According to the Guardian's agency report, Kylian Mbappé scored for a seventh consecutive match as José Mourinho's side recorded their eighth straight victory across all competitions, with Federico Valverde and Arda Guler also on target.

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Valverde and Guler scored before the interval to establish Madrid's advantage. Mbappé then added the third in the second half, running on to a pass from Guler before going past goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievski and finishing from a tight angle. The goal took the France forward's league total for the campaign to 13.

Madrid's position alongside Barcelona remained provisional because the reigning champions had yet to play their weekend fixture. Barcelona were due to visit third-placed Atlético Madrid on Sunday, with the opportunity to restore a clear points lead. Madrid had nevertheless completed their own assignment at Mestalla, where the Guardian reported that the visitors controlled much of the contest.

Elsewhere in Europe, Bayern Munich beat Mainz 2-1, with Harry Kane supplying the assists for goals by Joshua Kimmich and Lennart Karl. The victory extended Bayern's unbeaten away sequence in the Bundesliga to 31 matches. Borussia Dortmund also won 2-1, against Elversberg, leaving both clubs on 21 points after nine games, with Bayern ahead on goal difference.

Bayern's victory was accompanied by an injury setback for Manuel Neuer on the day he became the club's oldest player, aged 40 years and 225 days. The Guardian reported a recurrence of the goalkeeper's foot problem, and Jonas Urbig replaced him before half-time. Mainz's Lee Jae-sung had put the ball in the net after Neuer failed to deal with a cross, but the effort was disallowed for offside.

Paris Saint-Germain also maintained their winning sequence, beating Troyes 1-0 for an 11th consecutive victory in all competitions. Illia Zabarnyi headed in Senny Mayulu's cross in the 39th minute. Paris FC remained three points behind their neighbours after a 1-0 win at Auxerre, while Roma moved into second place in Serie A with a 3-0 home victory over Sassuolo.