Real Madrid beat Malaga 4-0 to open La Liga with 3 straight wins
What's new: Jude Bellingham scored and set up another as Madrid moved to nine points, two ahead of Atletico Madrid.
Real Madrid routed promoted Malaga 4-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday, making it three wins from three league matches. Jude Bellingham broke the game open in the 19th minute with a solo run and low finish after surging through midfield. Madrid doubled their lead seven minutes later when pressure from Kylian Mbappe led to an own goal involving goalkeeper Alfonso Herrero. Mbappe added the third in the 30th minute, turning in Trent Alexander-Arnold's cross, before substitute Arda Guler completed the scoring in stoppage time after combining with Vinicius Junior. The result lifted Madrid to nine points, with Atletico Madrid and Alaves next on seven and Barcelona on six with a match left to play.