Fewer and fewer people will be calling for Kylian Mbappé to line up on the left of Madrid’s attack. He may have a chance of returning to this position, but as Vinicius is so indestructible, he will have to play as a substitute. Once again, Real were unable to rely on the former Parisian, who is a shadow of his former self, but on their Brazilian star. In all the right moves and unstoppable down the left flank, Vinicius Jr made life hell for the Osasuna defense. Real bounce back after home disappointments against Barça and Milan.

Vinicius in sparkling form

The runner-up in the last Ballon d’Or another hat-trick, following on from his against Dortmund in the Champions League. And what a hat-trick it was, as the 24-year-old winger showed off his technique on his first two goals. His first goal (33rd) was a perfect dribble past his marker, and his second (61st) was a blindingly fast one past the keeper. On the final goal, he had his partner Brahim to thank. The Moroccan picked up a high ball after Bayomo had made a mistake, before feeding his partner alone in front of goal (68th).

Meanwhile, Bellingham finally scored (42nd). Well served, in front of the goalkeeper, the Brit did not lose his composure and opted for a perfect lob (42nd). After 14 games without a goal for Real in all competitions, he was back on the scoresheet. A godsend for Ancelotti, who will be able to count on the former Dortmund man to make up for lost time. his numerous injuries.

Mbappé still not

One meeting follows another. In the midst of controversy, between his absence from Les Bleus and his stay in SwedenOn the pitch, Kylian Mbappé still has some way to go before he scores his 7th La Liga goal for Real Madrid. The French striker has not dispelled the many doubts surrounding his current level of play. Despite a few early skirmishes (7th, 12th), the Les Bleus captain was always out of sorts. A lot of waste, little substitution and defensive effort, and a cruel lack of success. Watching his team-mates go down shouldn’t help the native of Bondy, who is mentally far from his best. He can count himself lucky, however, as the misfortune of his team-mates will enable him to retain his place in the Real eleven. Very convincing on his return to the starting line-up, Rodrygo went off injured in the 19th minute.

Real’s jinx continues

The Merengue’s infirmary is not emptying, it’s filling up. In addition to Thibaut Courtois, David Alaba, Daniel Carvajal and most recently Aurélien Tchouaménithree new players went off injured. As mentioned above, Rodrygo was the first to go off. Although he was hampered from the outset, his first runs were reassuring, but the Brazilian finally went down in the 19th minute before giving way to Brahim Diaz. 10 minutes later, it was defender Militao who hurt himself. The Brazilian was stretchered off in tears (30th). And as if that wasn’t enough, Carvajal’s replacement, Lucas Vazquez, also hurt himself. Hurt in the thigh around the 40th minute, he gritted his teeth to finish the first half before giving way to Modric at the interval.

Despite these three early exits, Ancelotti’s players got the job done with a 4-0 win at the Bernabeu. In the standings, Real Madrid have closed the gap on leaders Barcelona, who are now just six points clear ahead of Sunday’s trip to Real Sociedad.