Mbappé penalty and two first-half goals give Real Madrid 3-0 win at Racing Santander

Mbappé and Bellingham put Madrid in control

Real Madrid won 3-0 at Racing Santander on Sunday, 1 November 2026, and all three goals came before half-time. Kylian Mbappé opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 11th minute. Jude Bellingham doubled the lead in the 22nd minute, rounding Racing goalkeeper Julen Agirrezabala after a run clear of the defence. Blick reported that Mbappé had gone down himself after light contact inside the box. The Guardian and Blick both counted the result as Madrid's sixth straight win across all competitions.

Diomandé's volley adds the third

Yan Diomandé made it 3-0 in the 36th minute with a volley from the edge of the penalty area, which Blick described as the highlight of the match. The 19-year-old Ivorian received the ball after a Real Madrid corner had come back into the box by a roundabout route, and he struck it into the top left corner. The former Leipzig player was one of three Real Madrid scorers in the match. The live ticker from 20 Minuten recorded Endrick coming on for Diomandé later in the game. The same ticker logged a blocked header from Racing's Pedro Felipe and a VAR check that ruled out a penalty for the home side.

A difficult week for Mbappé

N-tv reported that Mbappé had scored twice in Real Madrid's 2-1 Clásico win at Barcelona in late October. The Guardian said he narrowly lost the Ballon d'Or to Bayern Munich's Harry Kane on a Monday in late October, and that he then had to apologise after a social media storm over a video in which he joked about the former Chinese leader Mao Zedong. Chinese state television did not broadcast Real Madrid's match, or other Spanish fixtures that weekend, because of the fallout. The Guardian framed the penalty as Mbappé's way of moving on from that tumultuous week.

Madrid three points behind Barcelona

Barcelona lead La Liga on 30 points, with Atlético Madrid second on 28 points and Real Madrid third, now within three points of the top. Barcelona thrashed Alavés 6-1 on Saturday, and Atlético beat Levante 2-0. Mourinho's side stays within reach of the leaders. A top-of-the-table meeting between Barcelona and Atlético is set for the week of 2 November 2026, according to N-tv.

Results elsewhere in Serie A and Ligue 1 rivals

Lazio beat Cagliari 2-1 at the Stadio Olimpico. M'Bala Nzola gave Cagliari the lead in the 20th minute, before Gustav Isaksen and Andrea Pinamonti turned the game, with Pinamonti's winner arriving in the 83rd minute. Gattuso's side now lead Serie A alone, three points ahead of Inter Milan, who had lost the Milan derby to AC Milan on Saturday evening. Como beat Venezia 1-0 at home, with captain Lucas Da Cunha converting a penalty in the 43rd minute for their fifth straight win across all competitions. Juventus host Napoli later on Sunday.