# Mbappé beat Yamal to La Liga's player award. The numbers behind the win > Mbappé won La Liga's October Player of the Month with 4 goals in 3 games, while Mourinho took the manager award after a perfect month that included the Clásico. Sport · Binatec Pulse · David Banjo · Published 2026-11-10T02:06:00.000Z · Updated 2026-11-10T00:47:24Z Canonical: https://pulse.binatecagency.com/sport/mbappe-beats-yamal-la-liga-player-of-the-month-october-numbers ## Key points - Kylian Mbappé was named La Liga Player of the Month for October, ahead of Lamine Yamal. - Mbappé scored 4 goals in 3 league games in October; Yamal had 1 goal and 2 assists in 3. - On the season, Yamal still leads on goal contributions: 14 to Mbappé's 13. - José Mourinho won Manager of the Month after Real Madrid won all three league games, including 2-1 at Barcelona. - Madrid are second, three points behind Barcelona. Kylian Mbappé has been named La Liga Player of the Month for October, beating Barcelona's Lamine Yamal to the award, [Goal reports](https://www.goal.com/en/news/officially-mbappe-beats-yamal-and-snatches-a-prestigious-award/blt8b0bc0d19af1595c). It is a close call that tells you a lot about how the two stars are producing for their clubs. On the touchline, Real Madrid's José Mourinho was named Manager of the Month, [announced by La Liga](https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/11/mourinho-wins-la-liga-manager-of-the-month-award-after-perfect-october/) on 9 November after Madrid won all of their league games in October. ## What did Mbappé and Yamal do in October? According to [Goal](https://www.goal.com/en/news/officially-mbappe-beats-yamal-and-snatches-a-prestigious-award/blt8b0bc0d19af1595c), Mbappé scored 4 goals in 3 La Liga matches in October. Yamal had 1 goal and 2 assists in the same number of games, three direct contributions. Mbappé's month was simply bigger in the column people notice most. The shortlist had five names: Mbappé, Yamal, Real Sociedad's Gonçalo Guedes, Atlético Madrid's Alejandro Grimaldo and Elche goalkeeper Matías Dituro. ## Who is ahead over the whole season? Not Mbappé. Goal's numbers to the end of October show Mbappé on 11 goals and 2 assists (13 goal contributions) and Yamal on 8 goals and 6 assists (14). So Yamal is still ahead on total involvement, while Mbappé leads on goals by three. That is the interesting part of the award. Monthly awards reward a hot streak, and Mbappé's four goals in three games were exactly that. They say little about who has been more valuable over the first third of the season, and on the raw numbers it is genuinely close. ## Why did Mourinho win Manager of the Month? Real Madrid won every league match in October, [Vanguard reports](https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/11/mourinho-wins-la-liga-manager-of-the-month-award-after-perfect-october/): away at Villarreal 1-0, then Sevilla, then the Clásico on 25 October, a 2-1 win at Camp Nou in which Mbappé scored twice and Raphinha got Barcelona's only goal. It was Barcelona's first league defeat of the season after nine wins. [Yahoo Sports](https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/confirmed-real-madrid-boss-mourinho-132400459.html) adds that Madrid's run reached eight straight wins in all competitions, with victories over Racing Santander and Valencia in early November. (Outlets differ on the Sevilla score, 4-1 or 4-2, so we leave it out.) Mourinho beat Atlético's Diego Simeone and Real Sociedad's Pellegrino Matarazzo, who each won three games in the month. He succeeds Barcelona's Hansi Flick, the September winner. It is also a notable moment for a manager who [coached Madrid from 2010 to 2013](https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/11/mourinho-wins-la-liga-manager-of-the-month-award-after-perfect-october/) and won La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the Spanish Super Cup in that first spell. ## What does it mean for the title race? Madrid are second, three points behind Barcelona, per [Vanguard](https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/11/mourinho-wins-la-liga-manager-of-the-month-award-after-perfect-october/), and have lost two league games this season, to Real Betis and Atlético Madrid. A perfect month does not make them favourites, but it removes the idea that the Clásico was a one-off: the gap is small and the champions' unbeaten record is gone. Our view: the awards flatter Madrid's momentum more than they settle any argument. Barcelona still lead, Yamal still leads the contributions table on Goal's figures, and the real test is whether Mbappé's scoring rate holds when the fixtures tighten into December. ## Do monthly awards actually predict anything? Only loosely. They reward a sample of three or four games, so one hot streak or an easy fixture list can decide them. Yamal's creative output is the kind of contribution that is easy to undervalue in a short window, while goals are the easiest thing to see. The better use of the award is as a snapshot: Madrid arrived at the Clásico in form, won it, and kept going. Whether that becomes a title challenge depends on the next two months, not the last one. ## What to watch next Watch Mbappé's goal tally against Yamal's creative numbers over the next round of games, whether Madrid can turn eight straight wins into a lead at the top, and how Barcelona respond to their first league defeat. The November awards will show quickly whether October was a peak or a trend. ## Questions people are asking ### Who won La Liga Player of the Month for October 2026? Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappé, who scored 4 goals in 3 matches, according to Goal. Lamine Yamal was on the shortlist. ### Who won La Liga Manager of the Month for October? José Mourinho of Real Madrid, after a 100% league record in October. He beat Diego Simeone and Pellegrino Matarazzo. ### Who has more goal contributions this season, Mbappé or Yamal? Yamal, with 14 (8 goals, 6 assists) against Mbappé's 13 (11 goals, 2 assists) to the end of October, per Goal. ### Where is Real Madrid in La Liga? Second, three points behind Barcelona, according to Vanguard's report on the award. ## Sources 1. [Officially: Mbappé beats Yamal and snatches a prestigious award](https://www.goal.com/en/news/officially-mbappe-beats-yamal-and-snatches-a-prestigious-award/blt8b0bc0d19af1595c), Goal 2. [Mourinho wins La Liga Manager of the Month award after perfect October](https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/11/mourinho-wins-la-liga-manager-of-the-month-award-after-perfect-october/), Vanguard 3. [Confirmed: Real Madrid boss Mourinho named La Liga Coach of the Month for October](https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/confirmed-real-madrid-boss-mourinho-132400459.html), Yahoo Sports