Mbappe had failed to score in Madrid’s opening three league fixtures, which resulted in the champions dropping points at Mallorca and Las Palmas.

The champions currently lie in fifth place in the league table.

Serge Gnabry was Bayern Munich’s hero as they left it late to launch the new Bundesliga campaign with a hard-fought 3-2 victory at Wolfsburg.

The England midfielder was shown a red card at the end of last week’s 2-2 draw at Valencia.