Real Madrid vs Malaga

Real Madrid brushed aside Malaga 4-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu, needing barely half an hour to put the game out of reach. Jude Bellingham set the tone with a fine individual finish in the 19th minute, and the rout was on almost immediately. Six minutes later Malaga's night got worse when goalkeeper Alfonso Herrero turned the ball into his own net, and Kylian Mbappe made it three before the half-hour mark with a composed finish from inside the box. Arda Guler added a stoppage-time fourth after a driving run from Vinicius. Malaga had a penalty shout waved away by VAR in the closing stages and saw Chupete booked for a rash challenge, but never seriously threatened Courtois' goal. For Real Madrid, it's back-to-back routs and an early statement of intent atop the table. For Malaga, freshly promoted and still without a win through three matches, the gulf in class on their first Bernabeu return in eight years was painfully clear.