Real Madrid produced one of their most complete European performances of the season with a ruthless 6-1 win over AS Monaco in the Champions League league phase at the Santiago Bernabéu.
The result strengthened Los Blancos’ push for automatic qualification and marked a defining night for new head coach Álvaro Arbeloa, who had called for a reaction after recent turbulence.
The hosts wasted no time setting the tone. Kylian Mbappé struck inside five minutes against his former club, sweeping home with just his second touch of the match.
Monaco barely had time to settle before Madrid struck again midway through the first half, when Vinícius Júnior’s perfectly weighted outside-of-the-boot cross found Mbappé to double the lead. It echoed the attacking confidence Madrid showed in Arbeloa’s league debut win, reported by SoftFootball.
Monaco did have moments before the break. Jordan Teze rattled the crossbar, while Maghnes Akliouche and Folarin Balogun both forced Thibaut Courtois into sharp saves.
Still, Madrid always looked in control, calm without being cautious. Any hope of a comeback vanished quickly after the restart. Franco Mastantuono made it 3-0 with a first-time finish after another Vinícius assist, before Thilo Kehrer turned the ball into his own net under pressure.
The Bernabéu crowd, which had been mixed in its early reception of Vinícius, softened as the Brazilian took over. He added a stunning goal of his own, hammering the ball into the top corner, underlining why Arbeloa has publicly urged patience and trust in him, as covered by SoftFootball.
A rare lapse from Dani Ceballos gifted Monaco a consolation through Teze, briefly denying Courtois a clean sheet. It mattered little. Jude Bellingham completed the scoring late on, rounding the goalkeeper and finishing into an empty net to cap a dominant night.
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The win, shared by the club’s official X account, leaves Real Madrid unbeaten in 18 of their last 19 home European matches against French opposition and firmly inside the qualification places. For Monaco, now drifting down the table, the margin for error is gone. On this evidence, Madrid are finding rhythm at exactly the right time.
