Kylian Mbappe inched to the brink of Cristiano Ronaldoβs most prolific calendar-year scoring mark at Real Madrid, scoring twice as the Spanish giants narrowly avoided a Copa del Rey upset with a dramatic 3-2 win at third-tier Talavera de la Reina on Wednesday to reach the last 16.
Mbappeβs brace β supplemented by a first-half own goal from defender Manuel Farrando β proved decisive on a breathless night in Castilla-La Mancha, where Talavera twice threatened to pull off one of the competitionβs great shocks and exposed Madridβs vulnerability in a tie that neve
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