WATCH: Kylian Mbappe nets as Real Madrid finally score against Sevilla
It has been a poor performance from Los Blancos, who are currently facing nine men. Sevilla have had Loic Bade and Isaac Romero sent off, but despite this, they have been largely untroubled. But now the deadlock has been broken, and it has been done by Pichichi Trophy leader Kylian Mbappe.
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