Kylian Mbappé tucked the ball under his shirt as he raised both hands to return the applause to the Real Madrid fans who savored his first hat trick for his new club. The France star had just led a 3-0 victory at struggling Valladolid that extended Madrid’s lead of La Liga on Saturday,

Tradition dictates that teammates sign the match ball after a player scores a hat-trick, and Kylian Mbappé is no exception as Real Madrid stars wrote after his first.

Real Madrid faced Real Valladolid in one of the most uneven of contests as both these sides were on the opposite ends of the table when they faced each other on matchday 21 of La Liga 2024-25.This