Kylian Mbappe silences naysayers with a strong performance while wearing a Real Madrid jersey and cooks Sevilla with a golazo.

On Friday, Kylian Mbappe celebrated his 26th birthday. Against Sevilla, he played one of his best games since joining Real Madrid.

In Sunday night's La Liga match against Sevilla, Kylian Mbappe silenced his detractors with an incredible goal. In his final game of the year, the French forward, who has been under scrutiny ever since joining Real Madrid, put up a strong display. Mbappe's incredible strike from outside the area gave Madrid the lead in a 4-2 victory. At Santiago Bernabeu, he also helped Brahim Diaz make it four goals for Madrid.

Against Sevilla, Mbappe, who turned 26 on Friday, had one of his best performances in a Real Madrid uniform since joining the team. Carlo Ancelotti, the manager of Real Madrid, declared before Sunday's match that Mbappe's adaptation phase was ended, and his performance supported that claim.

"His time of adaption is past. The Italian coach told reporters on Saturday, "He has already shown a good version of himself and could still improve."

As Madrid pulled the ball out from behind and played it to Rodrygo on the left flank in the tenth minute, Mbappe broke the tie.

On the edge of the area, the Brazilian squared to Mbappe, who used one touch to get possession, another to set himself up, and a third to smash a powerful effort past the defenseless Alvaro Fernandez. In all competitions, the Frenchman has scored his fourteenth goal of the year.

Ten minutes later, Federico Valverde gave the defending champions Real Madrid a two-goal lead from a long-range shot. Lucas Vazquez crossed the ball, and Rodrygo scored the third goal in the 34th.

Earlier this month, the France striker faced criticism for not converting penalties against Athletic Bilbao and Liverpool.

Mbappe scored a goal in Real Madrid's 3-0 victory over Pachuca earlier, helping the team win the Intercontinental Cup. Due to a thigh injury sustained during last week's Champions League victory over Atalanta, the 25-year-old had been a fitness concern. Mbappe was judged well enough to go to Qatar after missing Saturday's La Liga 3-3 draw against Rayo Vallecano.