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Real Madrid beat Sevilla 4-1 in LaLiga under Mourinho at the Bernabéu

Real Madrid thrashed Sevilla 4-1 in LaLiga, with two goals from Kylian Mbappé, the first step in a run of eight straight wins under Mourinho.

9 Nov 2026, 10:361 min read

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Real Madrid beat Sevilla 4-1 in LaLiga at the Santiago Bernabéu on Sunday 18 October 2026, in one of the first convincing performances of José Mourinho's second spell as coach.

Kylian Mbappé scored twice, one of them a penalty, while Arda Güler and Yan Diomande also found the net. Manu Bueno scored Sevilla's only goal. Vinicius Jr. was suspended, so Mourinho used Diomande on the left side of the attack. The win lifted Madrid to third in the table, on 21 points, behind leaders Barcelona and one point behind Atlético Madrid.

After the match Mourinho praised the team's display and noted how little time the squad had spent together. The result came a week before El Clásico, the derby against Barcelona, and gave the team momentum going into that fixture.

It mattered because it marked the start of a winning streak that later reached eight consecutive victories, the run that changed the mood around Madrid's season.