Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid claimed their first win of the new La Liga campaign against Espanyol thanks to a stoppage-time goal. The second came against Real Sociedad, when Los Blancos broke the Basque side's resistance in the final half an hour.However, today, Mou's men needed just 30 minutes to demolish newly promoted Malaga 4-0, another sign that the Portuguese's machinery is slowly but surely taking shape.Real Madrid beat Málaga 4-0 with a dominant performance. ⚪️🔥#RealMadrid #Malaga #LaLiga pic.twitter.com/7S0epY2Jcf— OFF THE BENCH (@Off__thebench) August 30, 2026 Thanks to an 11-minute blitzkrieg – from the 19th to the 30th minute – Madrid scored three times, putting the game beyond doubt early on.Jude Bellingham broke the deadlock, scoring after a terrific solo run. The visitors' Alfonso Herrero put the ball into his own net following the Englishman's header to make it 2-0, while Kylian Mbappe continued his goal rush – he had bagged a hat-trick against Sociedad – finishing off a Trent Alexander-Arnold assist to make it 3-0.With a commanding lead already secured, Los Blancos simply went through the motions in the second half, as the game had effectively become a formality.Real Madrid is complaining again – now about Formula 1…They dropped the tempo and took their foot off the gas, while Mourinho used the opportunity to give his substitutes – Yan Diomande, Bernardo Silva, and Arda Guler a run-out, with the Turk putting the icing on a cake with his stoppage-time goal.After this victory, Madrid are the only La Liga club with a perfect record, while Barcelona will have a chance to join them at the top with a win against Rayo Vallecano tomorrow (22.30).LA LIGA – MATCHDAY 3FridayRacing Santander – Elche 3-2 (3-0)/Zabiri 15, 21, 36 – Sangare 78, Nino 79/Alaves – Villarreal 1-0 (1-0)/Boye 31/SaturdayLevante – Real Betis 5-2 (2-2)/Dela 24, Bardeli 45+1, Brugue 56, 70, Olasagasti 90+5 – Bartra 34, Riquelme 45+4/Real Sociedad – Espanyol 2-1 (1-1)/Barrenetxea 4, Oskarsson 61 – Fernandez Jaen 45/Sevilla – Atletico Madrid 1-3 (0-3)/Sierra 66 – Baena 4, 33, Lookman 26/SundayReal Madrid – Malaga 4-0 (3-0)/Bellingham 19, Herrero 26 og, Mbappe 30, Guler 90+1/20.30: (2.55) Deportivo A Coruna (3.05) Valencia (3.00)22.30: (2.40) Celta (3.30) Athletic Bilbao (3.00)Monday20.30: (2.25) Osasuna (3.10) Getafe (3.50)22.30: (1.18) Barcelona (7.75) Rayo Vallecano (13.0)***odds are subject to change***
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