ShareReal Madrid scored three goals in the first 36 minutes to beat Racing Santander on Sunday, with Kylian Mbappe opening the scoring.Kylian Mbappe responded to missing out on the Ballon d'Or by scoring his 12th LaLiga goal of the season during Real Madrid's thumping 3-0 win over Racing Santander. Mbappe missed out on football's most prestigious individual accolade to Harry Kane on Monday, but he showed no signs of discontent at Campos de Sport de El Sardinero. Jude Bellingham also netted his 50th goal for Los Blancos in all competitions, while Yan Diomande's fine recent form continued as Madrid ran riot during a dominant first half. Jose Mourinho's side were awarded a penalty early on when Mbappe was felled inside the area by Matteo Prati, with the Frenchman stepping up and dispatching the resulting spot-kick past Julen Agirrezabala in the 11th minute. And Madrid doubled their advantage 10 minutes later through Bellingham, who raced on to Arda Guler's incisive pass before rounding Agirrezabala and slotting into an empty net.Diomande then added Madrid's third nine minutes before the break. Guler's corner was only cleared as far as Diomande on the edge of the penalty area, with the Ivorian thundering a sensational strike into the roof of the net.Mbappe almost grabbed his second on the hour mark, but his effort cannoned against the right post, with the Madrid number 10 then firing wildly over the crossbar soon after.Racing thought they were awarded a penalty in the 72nd minute when Aurelien Tchouameni was adjudged to have handled the ball in the area, but referee Jose Luis Munuera Montero overturned his original decision after going over to the pitchside monitor. Bellingham was also denied his brace by the offside flag, with the England international just straying beyond the Racing defence when Brahim Diaz's deflected shot fell kindly into his path, but it mattered little as Madrid held on comfortably for the win. First-half blitz keeps Madrid in touch at the topMadrid found themselves six points behind LaLiga leaders and rivals Barcelona following Hansi Flick's side's 6-1 win over Alaves on Saturday, but a blistering opening period from Los Blancos laid the foundations for their ninth league win of the season. Madrid scored three goals in a first half of a LaLiga away match for the first time since May 2024 against Villarreal at the Estadio de la Ceramica (four). The previous time with Mourinho as coach in the competition was in January 2013 against Valencia at Mestalla (five).And it was Mbappe who got Madrid up and running. He has now scored against all 24 opponents he has faced in LaLiga (68 goals). Mbappe's strike was his 18th goal from the penalty spot in the competition, with no player netting more since the 2024-25 campaign (Ante Budimir also 18)It was also a special day for Bellingham, who brought up a half-century of goals for Madrid in all competitions on his 154th appearance. He is the only LaLiga midfielder who has reached 50 goals since his first season at the club (2023-24).Madrid's dominance was highlighted in the expected goals (xG) battle, with Mourinho's men registering a total of 3.45 from their 22 shots compared to Racing's 1.15 from their 10 attempts, though only one of those forced Thibaut Courtois into action. Real Madrid scored three goals in the first 36 minutes to beat Racing Santander on Sunday, with Kylian Mbappe opening the scoring.Kylian Mbappe responded to missing out on the Ballon d'Or by scoring his 12th LaLiga goal of the season during Real Madrid's thumping 3-0 win over Racing Santander. Mbappe missed out on football's most prestigious individual accolade to Harry Kane on Monday, but he showed no signs of discontent at Campos de Sport de El Sardinero. Jude Bellingham also netted his 50th goal for Los Blancos in all competitions, while Yan Diomande's fine recent form continued as Madrid ran riot during a dominant first half. Jose Mourinho's side were awarded a penalty early on when Mbappe was felled inside the area by Matteo Prati, with the Frenchman stepping up and dispatching the resulting spot-kick past Julen Agirrezabala in the 11th minute. And Madrid doubled their advantage 10 minutes later through Bellingham, who raced on to Arda Guler's incisive pass before rounding Agirrezabala and slotting into an empty net.Diomande then added Madrid's third nine minutes before the break. Guler's corner was only cleared as far as Diomande on the edge of the penalty area, with the Ivorian thundering a sensational strike into the roof of the net.Mbappe almost grabbed his second on the hour mark, but his effort cannoned against the right post, with the Madrid number 10 then firing wildly over the crossbar soon after.Racing thought they were awarded a penalty in the 72nd minute when Aurelien Tchouameni was adjudged to have handled the ball in the area, but referee Jose Luis Munuera Montero overturned his original decision after going over to the pitchside monitor. Bellingham was also denied his brace by the offside flag, with the England international just straying beyond the Racing defence when Brahim Diaz's deflected shot fell kindly into his path, but it mattered little as Madrid held on comfortably for the win. First-half blitz keeps Madrid in touch at the topMadrid found themselves six points behind LaLiga leaders and rivals Barcelona following Hansi Flick's side's 6-1 win over Alaves on Saturday, but a blistering opening period from Los Blancos laid the foundations for their ninth league win of the season. Madrid scored three goals in a first half of a LaLiga away match for the first time since May 2024 against Villarreal at the Estadio de la Ceramica (four). The previous time with Mourinho as coach in the competition was in January 2013 against Valencia at Mestalla (five).And it was Mbappe who got Madrid up and running. He has now scored against all 24 opponents he has faced in LaLiga (68 goals). Mbappe's strike was his 18th goal from the penalty spot in the competition, with no player netting more since the 2024-25 campaign (Ante Budimir also 18)It was also a special day for Bellingham, who brought up a half-century of goals for Madrid in all competitions on his 154th appearance. He is the only LaLiga midfielder who has reached 50 goals since his first season at the club (2023-24).Madrid's dominance was highlighted in the expected goals (xG) battle, with Mourinho's men registering a total of 3.45 from their 22 shots compared to Racing's 1.15 from their 10 attempts, though only one of those forced Thibaut Courtois into action.