Drought

Adrià Altimira of CD Leganes battles for the ball with Kylian Mbappe of Real Madrid CF during the LaLiga match between CD Leganes and Real Madrid CF at Estadio Municipal de Butarque on November 24, 2024 in Leganes, Spain. Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti is confident his tactical decision to switch Kylian Mbappe's position in attack paid off after the Frenchman broke his goal drought in Sunday's 3-0 win at Leganes. The 25-year-old scored his seventh goal of the season, but his position has been the subject of debate since joining the LaLiga champions, as he has struggled to play as a centre-forward. However, according to Real's boss, a simple change with Brazilian striker Vinicius Jr was all it took for the France international to find the back of the net again. 'Mbappe played on the l...

Thomas Mueller of Bayern Muenchen celebrates as Harry Kane of Bayern Muenchen scores the goal 1:0 during the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern München and VfB Stuttgart at Allianz Arena on October 19, 2024 in Munich, Germany. Bayern Munich sporting director Max Eberl described striker Harry Kane as a “killer” after his 23-minute hat-trick carried the side to a 4-0 home win over Stuttgart yesterday. The victory came after a three-game winless run in all competitions. Earlier on Saturday, RB Leipzig’s 2-0 win at Mainz sent them provisional top, before Bayern took over the Bundesliga summit on goal difference. The match was still scoreless after 57 minutes before Kane stepped up and drilled home a long-range effort. Kane had not scored in four games for club and country, his longest droug...

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Kylian Mbappe finally ends four-game goal drought for Real Madrid

Harry Kane ends drought with hat-trick as Bayern crush Stuttgart