Kylian Mbappe scores penalty as crisis-hit Real Madrid beat LevanteBy Press Association Sport ReportersKylian Mbappe scored a second-half penalty as crisis-hit Real Madrid registered a 2-0 LaLiga victory over relegation-threatened Levante inside a furious Bernabeu. However, only days after they were dumped out of the Copa del Rey by second-tier Albacete, Real received a hostile reception from their own supporters. Elsewhere in Spain, Vedat Muriqi’s hat-trick earned Mallorca a 3-2 win over nine-man Athletic Bilbao, Osasuna beat bottom side Real Oviedo by the same scoreline and third-placed Villarreal lost 2-0 at Real Betis. Third-placed Hoffenheim beat 2024 champions Bayer Leverkusen 1-0, while Cologne defeated Mainz 2-1, Wolfsburg drew 1-1 with Heidenheim, and Hamburg versus Borussia Monchengladbach finished goalless. Mason Greenwood – the division’s top scorer – hit his 12th goal of the season as third-placed Marseille won 5-2 at Angers.

Source: Irish Independent January 18, 2026 10:50 UTC