Real Madrid cut defending champions Barcelona’s lead at the top of La Liga to one point with 3-0 win at in Bilbao.A double from Kylian Mbappe fired Real Madrid to a 3-0 win at Athletic Club in Bilbao to tighten the La Liga title race with Barcelona.The French forward struck in each half of the match on Wednesday, either side of Eduardo Camavinga’s header, to ensure Los Blancos kept pace with Barcelona, who had temporarily moved four points clear at the top on Tuesday with their win against Atletico Madrid.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listReal were reeling from three consecutive draws that allowed their fierce rivals to gain pole position in the league, while they had also been struck by a heavy defeat by Liverpool in their recent dry spell.There was little to note of nerves from Xavi Alonso’s side, even though rumours were swirling that the former Real midfielder was coming under increased pressure in his first season in charge at Santiago Bernabeu where he replaced Carlos Ancelotti in the summer.The match at Athletic’s San Mames marked one of Real’s best displays of the season.Mbappe opened the scoring early on as Trent Alexander-Arnold provided his first La Liga assist, with Camavinga nodding in the second before the break.French superstar Mbappe slammed home another in the second half for his 16th league goal of the season to seal Madrid’s victory.Among the negatives for Los Blancos were apparent injuries for Alexander-Arnold and Camavinga in the second half, with both players replaced.Mbappe almost sent Real Madrid ahead in the fourth minute, but Unai Simon made a smart save at his near …
