Gonzalo Garcia scored a brilliant hat-trick - his first La Liga goals - to help Real Madrid thrash Real Betis at the Bernabeu stadium. The 21-year-old forward, playing in the absence of the injured Kylian Mbappe, opened the scoring with a header after 20 minutes, and doubled the lead with a superb volley early in the second half.

Jude Bellingham and Kylian Mbappé from the spot handed Madrid all three points but home fans were less than enthusiastic about the team’s display.

Following a breakout 2025 in which the 21-year-old was awarded the FIFA Club World Cup Golden Boot, scoring four goals in six matches, García was given a rare start by Xabi Alonso after Kylian Mbappé was unavailable due to injury.

Kylian Mbappe will not play against Atletico Madrid since the French star did not travel with the rest of the team due to a knee sprain. Mbappe is expected to be out for three weeks, which not only rules him out of the semifinal against Atletico Madrid, but also a potential Spanish Super Cup Final against FC Barcelona or Athletic Bilbao on Sunday.

Real Madrid suffered a second straight home defeat on Wednesday, as goals by Nico O’Reilly and Erling Haaland gave Manchester City victory at the Bernabéu.

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Real Madrid attacker Brahim Díaz struck gold once again in the AFCON, scoring his fifth goal of the tournament and leading Morocco past Cameroon to clinch his presence in the Semifinals of the continental tournament.