Madrid's front four of Mbappe, Vinicius Jr, Rodrygo and Bellingham all started against Atletico but it still wasn't enough

Kylian Mbappé is back, right? Kinda? After a wobbly start at Real Madrid, we look at why he struggled, what's behind his improvement, and what we can expect for the rest of the season.

Kylian Mbappé scored in his first capital derby against Atletico Madrid as Real Madrid fought back for a 1-1 draw and kept its slim lead of the Spanish league.

After a 1-1 draw in the Madrid Derby against Atletico Madrid on Saturday, Real Madrid will maintain a slim one-point lead atop La Liga. A controversial penalty that Julian Alvarez buried for his 17th goal in all competitions in the first half was canceled out by Kylian Mbappe's first goal in this rivalry in the second half.

Real Madrid salvaged a 1-1 draw against city rivals Atletico Madrid in LaLiga on Saturday with Kylian Mbappe scoring a second-half goal to cancel out Julian Alvarez's first-half opener for the visiting side.

Real Madrid fell behind in the first half of this second Madrid derby of the season, but they are now back on level terms against Atletico Madrid. They would have ceded their lead at the top of the

Real Madrid played out a 1-1 draw against Atletico Madrid in the Spanish La Liga on Saturday after Kylian Mbappe scored the equaliser. Julian Alvarez had scored a controversial penalty for Atletico in the first half.

The result kept Real Madrid top of La Liga on 50 points, one ahead of Atletico Madrid in second, who missed a chance to leapfrog them.