Kylian Mbappe Wins LaLiga Player of the Month for October as Jose Mourinho Takes Manager Award

Kylian Mbappe has been named the LaLiga Player of the Month for October after a month in which the Real Madrid striker scored four goals and helped the club win all three league matches. LaLiga announced the October awards on Monday 9 November, with Jose Mourinho taking the Manager of the Month award, Lamine Yamal winning Goal of the Month, Emil Audero claiming Best Save and Adrian Nino named Under-23 Player of the Month.

The awards complete a perfect October for Real Madrid, who won every league match in the month and closed the gap on Barcelona at the top of the table before the November international break. Barcelona still lead the table with 33 points, three ahead of Real Madrid on 30, while Atletico Madrid sit third on 28 after the Matchday 12 defeat to Barcelona.

Mbappe first won the monthly award in January 2025, and the October prize is his latest. The five awards cover the full month: the best player, the best manager, the best goal, the best save and the best young player.

Mbappe LaLiga Player of the Month for October After Four Goals in Three Wins

Mbappe scored four goals in October, including two braces that decided the two biggest matches of the month for Real Madrid. After the 1-0 win against Villarreal opened the month, the France striker scored twice in the 4-1 victory over Sevilla and twice again in El Clasico, where his two goals secured a 1-2 win for Real Madrid against Barcelona at Camp Nou.

The El Clasico brace carried extra weight because it ended the Barcelona perfect league record and cut the gap at the top to three points. By the end of October, Mbappe had scored 11 goals and provided two assists in the league, a return that made him the clear choice in a vote that also included Yamal of Barcelona, Guedes of Real Sociedad, Grimaldo of Atletico Madrid and Dituro of Elche.

The October form continued into November, when Mbappe scored again in the 3-0 win at Valencia on 7 November, his 13th league goal of the season, as Real Madrid made it eight wins in a row in the league.

Jose Mourinho Wins LaLiga Manager of the Month for October After Perfect Month

Jose Mourinho has been named the LaLiga Manager of the Month for October after Real Madrid won every match the club played in the month. It is the first time Mourinho has received the award in this category this season, and he succeeds Hansi Flick of Barcelona, who won the award in September.

Mourinho beat Diego Simeone of Atletico Madrid and Pellegrino Matarazzo of Real Sociedad in the final vote, with the El Clasico victory the standout result of the month.

Real Madrid opened October with a 1-0 win over Villarreal, then beat Sevilla 4-1 before the 1-2 victory over Barcelona at Camp Nou capped a flawless month. The win in El Clasico was one of the standout moments of the start of the season, and it kept Real Madrid in touch with Barcelona at the top before the November international break.

In September, the same two awards went to Barcelona, with Raphinha named Player of the Month and Flick named Manager of the Month, so the October awards mark a shift in momentum toward Real Madrid.

Lamine Yamal Goal of the Month for October After Betis Masterpiece at La Cartuja

Lamine Yamal has won the LaLiga Goal of the Month for October for a strike against Real Betis that opened the scoring at La Cartuja. With barely 10 minutes on the clock, the Barcelona winger received the ball on the right flank, took on the Betis defence and, after several feints, found space on the edge of the box before curling a spectacular left-foot shot into the top corner past Alvaro Valles.

The goal beat strikes from Kylian Mbappe of Real Madrid and Hugo Novoa of Deportivo Alaves in the final vote. It was further proof of the Yamal influence on the Barcelona attack, and it came in a month in which the winger also stood among the nominees for the main Player of the Month award.

Yamal, the Barcelona number 10, continues to set the standard for young players in the league, and the Goal of the Month award is the latest honour in a season in which he has already shaped several of the biggest matches.

Emil Audero Best Save and Adrian Nino Under-23 Award Complete October Honours

Emil Audero has been named the winner of the LaLiga Best Save of the Month for October after a spectacular stop for Rayo Vallecano against Getafe at the Coliseum. The match ended in a 1-1 draw, and the Indonesian international denied Enes Unal with a brilliant low save after the Turkish forward met a cross from Martin Satriano with a header.

Audero, who is in his first season in Vallecas, beat Andriy Lunin of Real Madrid and Angel Fortuno of Espanyol in the final vote. He follows Unai Simon of Athletic Club and Alvaro Valles of Real Betis, who won the Best Save award in August and September.

Adrian Nino has been named the LaLiga Under-23 Player of the Month for October after scoring four goals in the month for Malaga. The striker found the net in every match the Andalusian side played in October, and he has already scored five goals in the 2026-27 season, including crucial goals in the matches against Alaves and Espanyol.

It is the first award of the season for Nino, who is in his second season as a Malaga player. He succeeds Yassir Zabiri of Racing Santander, who won the Under-23 award in September.

LaLiga October Awards Winners in Full

Award	Winner	Club	Why He Won
Player of the Month	Kylian Mbappe	Real Madrid	Four goals in October, including braces against Sevilla and Barcelona
Manager of the Month	Jose Mourinho	Real Madrid	Three wins from three league matches, including El Clasico
Goal of the Month	Lamine Yamal	Barcelona	Left-foot strike into the top corner against Real Betis
Best Save of the Month	Emil Audero	Rayo Vallecano	Low save to deny Enes Unal header against Getafe
Under-23 Player of the Month	Adrian Nino	Malaga	Four goals in October, scored in every Malaga match

What the October Awards Mean for the LaLiga Title Race

The October awards arrive at the November international break with the title race finely balanced. Barcelona lead the table with 33 points after the 2-1 win at Atletico Madrid on 8 November, when a Fermin Lopez brace overturned an early goal from Giuliano Simeone.

Real Madrid sit three points behind Barcelona on 30 points, with the perfect October keeping the gap small, while Atletico Madrid sit third on 28 points after the home defeat to Barcelona ended a run of seven straight league wins.

LaLiga pauses now for the November international break, and the title race resumes with Matchday 13, when Barcelona defend a three-point lead and Real Madrid look to extend a winning run that stretches back through October. The October awards show that the form team of the month plays in Madrid, and the next round of matches will test whether Barcelona can hold the lead.

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