Kylian Mbappe and Jose Mourinho have received La Liga’s October Player and Manager of the Month awards for the 2026-27 season. Real Madrid won all three of their league games in October and continued a strong run across competitions.
Mbappe ends year-long wait
It is the first time in exactly one year that Mbappe has won La Liga Player of the Month, following his most recent victory in October 2025. It is also his fourth such award since joining Real Madrid, the joint-most during that span alongside Lamine Yamal. He beat Yamal, Goncalo Guedes, Alejandro Grimaldo and Matias Dituro to the October award, and he and Raphinha are the two La Liga Player of the Month winners of the 2026-27 season so far.
Mbappe helped Real Madrid win their three La Liga games in October. He delivered a strong performance in the 1-0 win against Villarreal and scored a brace in the 4-1 victory over Sevilla.
A decisive El Clasico display
Mbappe scored twice at the Camp Nou as Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1 in the first El Clasico of the campaign, spoiling Barcelona’s perfect domestic record. He outshined Lamine Yamal in the match and helped Real Madrid close the gap to Barcelona at the top of the standings to three points.
Mbappe reached 100 career goals for Real Madrid in the process of those October matches. After two more goals to start November, he is up to 13 La Liga goals this season, two behind Raphinha, and is described as well positioned to challenge for his third consecutive Pichichi trophy.
Mourinho claims first manager award
Mourinho beat Diego Simeone and Pellegrino Matarazzo to win the October Manager of the Month prize. It is the first time he has won the La Liga Manager of the Month award, which was first handed out during the 2013-14 season after his first chapter at Real Madrid came to an end.
Mourinho is the first Real Madrid manager to win the La Liga Manager of the Month award since Xabi Alonso in August 2025.
Real Madrid maintain winning run
Mourinho’s tactical performance in El Clasico is described as a masterpiece in which he completely outclassed Hansi Flick tactically. Mourinho’s decisions, from the opening game plan to his substitutions, are described as having been unable to be better.
In his highly anticipated El Clasico return, Mourinho handed Flick his first home defeat in the rivalry and ended Barcelona’s run of 23 straight home wins in the league.
Entering the November international break, Real Madrid had won six straight games in La Liga and eight straight in all competitions. As the 2026-27 campaign ramps up, Mourinho is described as having turned Real Madrid into undisputed title contenders both in Spain and Europe.
