<p>Madrid: Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe netted the opener and set up another goal as the hosts beat mid-table Sevilla 4-2 on Sunday to move up to second place in LaLiga and close the gap on Atletico Madrid to one point going into the winter break.</p><p>Federico Valverde and Rodrygo were also on target for Real, who raced into a 3-0 lead in 34 minutes while Brahim Diaz scored after halftime. Isaac Romero and Dodi Lukebakio scored for Sevilla, who are 12th in the standings.</p><p>The victory moved Real to 40 points, two points clear of Barcelona, who are third and have played a game more than the two teams from Madrid.</p><p>"I know I can do much more. I have the legs for that," said Mbappe, who struggled after moving to Real in the close season but has scored six goals in his last eight games.</p><p>"I think we know each other better, I have joined the team and that changes many things and now the adaptation, as the manager (Carlo Ancelotti) says is over," he added.</p><p>"I feel good in the team and we can see on the field that I understand my teammates better and we always play better."</p>.Real Madrid back to winning ways with 3-2 victory at Atalanta.<p><strong>Mbappe thunderbolt</strong></p><p>Mbappe scored with a thunderbolt from outside the box in the 10th minute and before Sevilla could recover Valverde also pulled the trigger from long-range that gave Sevilla goalkeeper Alvaro Fernandez no chance.</p><p>Valverde's effort was his fifth goal from outside the box in all competitions for Real this season, which is more than any other player from Europe's top five leagues.</p><p>Rodrygo fired home the third in the 34th minute from a cross by Lucas Vazquez but Sevilla scored immediately after kick off when Romero headed in a cross from Juanlu Sanchez.</p><p>However, Brahim Diaz restored the home side's three-goal cushion eight minutes after restart when he finished off a clever move after Mbappe and Vazquez combined to set him up.</p><p>Sevilla managed to score another consolation when Peque Fernandez found Lukebakio making a run and made an incisive pass for the Belgian midfielder to score at the near post.</p><p>The defeat left the visitors in 12th spot on 22 points.</p><p>The match also marked the final game of Jesus Navas's career as the Sevilla winger heads into retirement.</p><p>The 39-year-old World Cup winner with Spain received a standing ovation from the Bernabeu crowd as well as a guard of honour from both teams before the match.</p><p>"I had never seen something like this in my life, in an opposing stadium. It felt like closing the circle," Navas said.</p><p>"In the last minutes I was looking at the ground, remembering all the moments lived and the joys."</p>
<p>Madrid: Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe netted the opener and set up another goal as the hosts beat mid-table Sevilla 4-2 on Sunday to move up to second place in LaLiga and close the gap on Atletico Madrid to one point going into the winter break.</p><p>Federico Valverde and Rodrygo were also on target for Real, who raced into a 3-0 lead in 34 minutes while Brahim Diaz scored after halftime. Isaac Romero and Dodi Lukebakio scored for Sevilla, who are 12th in the standings.</p><p>The victory moved Real to 40 points, two points clear of Barcelona, who are third and have played a game more than the two teams from Madrid.</p><p>"I know I can do much more. I have the legs for that," said Mbappe, who struggled after moving to Real in the close season but has scored six goals in his last eight games.</p><p>"I think we know each other better, I have joined the team and that changes many things and now the adaptation, as the manager (Carlo Ancelotti) says is over," he added.</p><p>"I feel good in the team and we can see on the field that I understand my teammates better and we always play better."</p>.Real Madrid back to winning ways with 3-2 victory at Atalanta.<p><strong>Mbappe thunderbolt</strong></p><p>Mbappe scored with a thunderbolt from outside the box in the 10th minute and before Sevilla could recover Valverde also pulled the trigger from long-range that gave Sevilla goalkeeper Alvaro Fernandez no chance.</p><p>Valverde's effort was his fifth goal from outside the box in all competitions for Real this season, which is more than any other player from Europe's top five leagues.</p><p>Rodrygo fired home the third in the 34th minute from a cross by Lucas Vazquez but Sevilla scored immediately after kick off when Romero headed in a cross from Juanlu Sanchez.</p><p>However, Brahim Diaz restored the home side's three-goal cushion eight minutes after restart when he finished off a clever move after Mbappe and Vazquez combined to set him up.</p><p>Sevilla managed to score another consolation when Peque Fernandez found Lukebakio making a run and made an incisive pass for the Belgian midfielder to score at the near post.</p><p>The defeat left the visitors in 12th spot on 22 points.</p><p>The match also marked the final game of Jesus Navas's career as the Sevilla winger heads into retirement.</p><p>The 39-year-old World Cup winner with Spain received a standing ovation from the Bernabeu crowd as well as a guard of honour from both teams before the match.</p><p>"I had never seen something like this in my life, in an opposing stadium. It felt like closing the circle," Navas said.</p><p>"In the last minutes I was looking at the ground, remembering all the moments lived and the joys."</p>