Kylian Mbappé scored a hat-trick to lead Real Madrid to a 4-1 victory over Real Sociedad at the Santiago Bernabeu on August 26, 2026, marking José Mourinho’s return as head coach at the stadium after more than 13 years [1, 2, 3]. Mbappé opened the scoring in the 40th minute, with Real Sociedad’s Luka Sucic equalizing four minutes later [1, 2, 3].
Mbappé restored Madrid’s lead around the 60th minute before Vinícius Júnior extended the advantage in the 68th, and Mbappé completed his hat-trick around the 80th minute to seal the result [1, 2, 4, 3]. Jude Bellingham played a key role by providing two assists and generating scoring chances, while Marc Cucurella’s introduction at halftime helped improve Madrid’s second-half performance [1, 5, 4, 3].
The Bernabeu crowd jeered the home side during a sluggish first half but applauded Mourinho’s return and the final score [2, 3]. Mbappé reached 100 goal contributions for Real Madrid with this hat-trick—a tally of 89 goals and 11 assists in 105 appearances [3]. BRAHIM DÍAZ had a goal disallowed by VAR in stoppage time, denying Madrid a potential fifth [3].
Mourinho acknowledged the difficulty of managing Madrid’s top stars by saying, "It would be tricky but not impossible to get the team’s three biggest names all at their best" [4]. This victory was Madrid’s first home league game in the 2026-27 season and set a positive tone for Mourinho’s much-anticipated second stint at the club [1, 2, 4].
