Real Madrid’ s Kylian Mbappe has been in inspired form with four goals in their last three games and has admitted it took him longer than expected to play like his old self after moving from Paris Saint-Germain as he adjusted to a new team.

Kylian Mbappe missed penalties against Liverpool and Athletic Bilbao towards the end of 2024 and admitted at the time he had "hit the bottom".

Kylian Mbappé attributes his improved performance at Real Madrid to a change in mentality. Initially struggling, Mbappé has since found his footing, highlighted by a recent scoring streak. Coach Carlo Ancelotti praised Mbappé's adaptation,

Kylian Mbappé has admitted he was "thinking a lot" as he struggled to adapt to life at Real Madrid, saying he "couldn't do any worse."

Kylian Mbappe bagged his first hattrick for Real Madrid as the La Liga champion easily beat bottom-club Real Valladolid 3-0 on Saturday to extend its lead on top of the standings.

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,