Kylian Mbappe scored his first hat-trick for Madrid on Saturday as they cruised past their bottom of the table rivals. Jude Bellingham exchanged passes with Mbappe ahead of the opening goal after half an hour and in the 55th minute, it was as Mbappe added his second after good word from Rodrygo. The Frenchman's third of the game came in the closing minutes after Madrid were awarded their 10th penalty of the season. Atletico coach Diego Simeone made several changes to his side to face Villarreal, with the visitors taking the lead after Reinildo was penalized from bringing down Villarreal striker, Gerard Moreno, who scored from the penalty spot.
Samuel Lino saved a point for Atletico from close-range, but Atletico were unable to break down a packed Villarreal defense in the last half-hour. FC Barcelona moved to three points of Atletico after they returned to winning ways at home with a thrashing of struggling Valencia Sunday. Frenkie de Jong opened the scoring in the second minute after a pass from Lamine Yamal, with Ferran Torres doubling the lead as he flicked in a corner in the ninth minute.
The game was as good as over in the 13th minute when Raphinha ran into space, rounded Giorgi Mamardashvili and slipped the ball into an empty net. Fermin Lopez added a fourth after 25 minutes after springing the Valencia offside trap and he tapped in the fifth on the stroke of halftime.
Athletic Club Bilbao were frustrated by an excellent defensive display by Leganes in their draw in San Mames. Athletic had 29 shots and 15 corners in the game, but only had three efforts on target, while Leganes almost sneaked a win as their two shots in the game both hit the woodwork.
Getafe produced a smash-and-grab act with two goals in two minutes on their way to a win away to Real Sociedad. Christantus Uche put Getafe ahead in the 70th minute after a pass from Carles Perez and two minutes later Perez doubled the visitors' lead with a powerful volley. He then made it with five minutes left after Uche pulled the ball back for him to score with ease. Rayo Vallecano substitute, Randy Nketa was his side's hero with two goals in the last 10 minutes of their win at home to Girona.
