La Liga: Mbappe stars as 10-man Real Madrid edge Real Sociedad 2-1

Real Madrid secured a 2-1 victory against Real Sociedad in Saturday's Spanish league match, led by Kylian Mbappé who scored one goal and assisted another, despite playing with 10 men for nearly an hour.

Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid earned its first season win before their Champions League clash with Liverpool, and Athletic Bilbao suffered a defeat ahead of hosting Arsenal.Mbappé demonstrated his scoring prowess in the 12th minute, capitalizing on a poor Sociedad pass to score his fourth goal of the season. He outpaced defenders and successfully shot past goalkeeper Alex Remiro.

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Madrid faced a significant challenge when new defender Dean Huijsen received a red card in the 32nd minute for pulling down Mikel Oyarzabal who had only the goalkeeper to beat.Despite being a man down, Madrid extended their lead before halftime. Mbappé's skillful dribbling near the byline created space to find Arda Guler, who converted the opportunity into Madrid's second goal.Sociedad narrowed the gap in the 56th minute when Oyarzabal scored from the penalty spot, awarded after the ball hit Dani Carvajal's arm in the area."The red card changed the game a bit. We struggled a bit as a team, but we take home the three points," Mbappé said.

"Our start to the season has been very good, as has mine."Madrid maintained their perfect start to La Liga with four wins in four games. They now lead Barcelona by five points, with Barcelona set to face Valencia on Sunday.Coach Alonso mentioned that Huijsen, a summer signing from Bournemouth, was "angry but relieved" that his dismissal didn't cost the team points.In other matches, Atletico Madrid defeated Villarreal 2-0, with Nico González scoring on his debut after joining from Juventus on loan.

Pablo Barrio opened the scoring in the ninth minute before González headed in Marcos Llorente's cross."We weren't that bad before and now we aren't suddenly great, so let's stay calm, this has just started," said Atletico midfielder Koke Resurrección. "Now we need to rest up for our very important match at Liverpool."Julián Álvarez was substituted at halftime as a precautionary measure, according to the club's social media announcement.In a surprising turn of events, Alaves secured their first win at Athletic Bilbao in 20 years through an Álex Berenguer own goal, winning the Basque Country derby 1-0.Athletic Bilbao, playing without injured forward Nico Williams, suffered their first loss of the season after winning their opening three matches.Getafe continued their impressive form with a 2-0 victory over promoted Oviedo, with goals from Mario Martín and Borja Mayoral. José Bordalás' team now has three wins and one loss this season.Madrid prepares to begin their Champions League campaign on Tuesday against Marseille, while Atletico heads to Anfield on Wednesday, and Athletic Bilbao gets ready to host Arsenal.