It took champions Real Madrid time to click into gear this season but they visit Espanyol on Saturday in La Liga sitting top of the table.Key stats 9 - Alaves veteran Kike Garcia is the top Spanish scorer this season across the big five European leagues 13 - Rodrygo has nine goals and four assists in his last 11 matches for Real Madrid 17 - Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski is the league's top goalscorer,

Kylian Mbappe is showing the form that made Madrid crave his arrival for years as Los Blancos swerve a potential crisis.

Kylian Mbappe is slowly starting to show his best self for Real Madrid and one former Barcelona president is scared of the Frenchman. Mbappe joined the club on

Kylian Mbappé scored the first hat-trick of his Real Madrid career in the team’s comfortable 3-0 win against Valladolid on Saturday.

Kylian Mbappe ’s first-half display and a great performance from Dani Ceballos paved the way for Real Madrid to move two points clear of Atletico Madrid — who lost 1-0 at Leganes — and seven ahead of Barcelona. And there was more good news as David Alaba returned, 399 days after his serious knee injury.

Watch the full match highlights as Kylian Mbappe score a hat trick in Real Madrid's 3-0 win against Real Valladolid.

Tradition dictates that teammates sign the match ball after a player scores a hat-trick, and Kylian Mbappé is no exception as Real Madrid stars wrote after his first.

As Real Madrid prepare for their Champions League finale, Spanish football expert Guillem Balague looks at how the defending champions have found their form.

Kylian Mbappe has set the world alight at Real Madrid with his brilliance. The Frenchman has already started breaking records despite having a shaky start to his career with the Spanish Giants. Kylian Mbappe Following Cristiano Ronaldo After a difficult start,