Kylian Mbappe secured victory for Real Madrid as they staged a comeback against Leganes, drawing level on points with Barcelona at the top of La Liga.
The French forward opened the scoring in the 32nd minute with a ‘Panenka’ penalty past Marko Dmitrovic after Arda Guler was fouled in the box.
Leganes responded almost immediately, with Diego Garcia capitalizing on poor defending to tap in at the back post.
Before halftime, Dani Raba stunned the Bernabeu crowd by finishing Oscar Rodriguez’s cutback past Andriy Lunin, giving the visitors the lead.
Jude Bellingham restored parity just two minutes into the second half, reacting quickest to a rebound from Brahim Diaz’s effort, notching his eighth league goal of the campaign.
Mbappe sealed the win with his 33rd goal of the season, expertly guiding a free-kick through a gap in Leganes’ wall 15 minutes from time.
With key players Vinicius Jr, Rodrygo, and Federico Valverde rested after the international break, Madrid managed to grind out the result and now sit level on points with Barcelona, albeit having played one more game.
