European football: Mbappé penalty helps Real Madrid stroll to sixth straight win
What happened
Kylian Mbappé scored a penalty as Real Madrid beat Racing Santander 3-0 on Sunday for their sixth straight win in all competitions.
Jude Bellingham and Yan Diomandé also scored, leaving third-placed Madrid three points behind La Liga leaders Barcelona and one behind Atlético Madrid, according to the Guardian.
The match came after a turbulent week for Mbappé: he narrowly lost the Ballon d'Or to Harry Kane, then apologised over a video joke about the former Chinese leader Mao Zedong.
China's state broadcaster CCTV did not air the game, and its parent body, China Media Group, had said it would suspend La Liga broadcasts after the furore.
Several Chinese brands also dropped Mbappé, MyJoyOnline reported.
China's foreign ministry said it took the apology seriously, and Real Madrid and La Liga have apologised too.
“My comment was ill-judged, and I now understand that it hurt many people in China and in Chinese communities around the world”
MyJoyOnline
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- 2026-11-01 17:12 UTCPrensa Libre · prensalibre.com ↗
- 2026-11-01 17:55 UTCGuardian · theguardian.com ↗
- 2026-11-01 18:37 UTCBBC · bbc.co.uk ↗
- 2026-11-01 21:25 UTCArab News · arabnews.com ↗
- 2026-11-02 03:35 UTCMyJoyOnline · myjoyonline.com ↗
- 2026-11-02 04:34 UTCIOL · iol.co.za ↗
- 2026-11-02 06:28 UTCFrance 24 · france24.com ↗
- 2026-11-02 08:16 UTCAl Jazeera · aljazeera.com ↗
- 2026-11-02 11:26 UTCSky Sports · skysports.com ↗
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