Real Madrid moved to within one point of the UEFA Champions League automatic qualification places with a 5-1 victory over RB Salzburg at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Real Madrid guaranteed their place in the Champions League knockout playoff round with a thumping 5-1 win over RB Salzburg at the Santiago Bernabeu. The 15-time winners and current holders had surprisingly lost three of their opening six matches to sit surprisingly close to the league phase's dreaded bottom eight.

Kylian Mbappe was one of Real Madrid's goalscorers in their Champions League victory over Salzburg. With the goal, the star matches his countryman Thierry Henry and edged closer to another French icon,

Goals from Rodrygo, Kylian Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior lifted Real Madrid over RB Salzburg in Los Blancos' best Champions League result of the season.