In the twenty-ninth minute, Toni Kroos sent a diagonal long ball from deep, placing it precisely behind Celta Vigo's defensive line.
Uruguay left-back Lucas Olaza immediately chased after the ball, seizing the most advantageous timing and position.
Just as everyone thought Real Madrid's attack had been thwarted again and Olaza would clear the long pass, Mbappé suddenly burst out from behind at lightning speed. He got to the ball first, touched it ahead of himself, and quickly shook off Olaza before chasing after it.
At that moment, the French forward was practically the Flash. He charged straight into the final third with the ball, storming to the right side of Celta Vigo's penalty area. Facing center-back Costa, who had recovered his position, Mbappé made a light sudden stop before accelerating to the byline and crossing.
Suarez arrived smartly in the middle of the box and calmly drove the ball home. Three-nil!
In the thirty-fifth minute, Real Madrid won the ball high up the pitch once more. Marcelo, Suarez, and Hazard combined down the left, with Hazard suddenly cutting into the box from the left half-space before striking toward the far corner. The ball hit the post and rebounded away, and a scoring chance went begging.
But eight minutes later, almost from the same position, Real Madrid won the ball deep in their own half. Marcelo quickly passed to Toni Kroos, who fed Suarez. The Uruguayan forward pulled wide and sent a straight through ball forward.
Mbappé received the ball slightly left of center, then pulled off a Self-Pass to leave Celta Vigo's center-back behind. He caught up with the ball inside the box and found himself one-on-one, before firing a low shot that once again breached Celta Vigo's goal. Four-nil!
Real Madrid's attack surged like a tide throughout the