Kylian Mbappé has now fully established himself at Real Madrid after a rather average achievement at the beginning of the season. In the royal, the Frenchman took out a performance on Saturday, which equalized the record of two storm legends.
“It took a little longer than expected, but Mbappé took over Real Madrid,” wrote the sports newspaper AS after the recent game by Real Madrid. Kylian Mbappé now also shows in Real Madrid’s jersey why he is one of the best strikers in the world.
In this calendar year he scored 19 goals in 21 competitive games, which increased his season balance cross -competition to 33 goals in 45 games.
Kylian Mbappé celebrates his double pack against Leganés
Mbappé continues to record the record course
With his double pack on Saturday evening against promoted Leganés, he equalized the record of Ruud van Nistelrooy and Cristiano Ronaldo. In his debut season at Real Madrid, he scored as many goals with 33 goals as the two strikers in their first season with the royal.
After the final whistle, the ex-world champion said: “Having as many goals as Cristiano is always good. But that’s something special”. Mbappé converted a penalty over Panenka Lupfer and thus put his team in the lead. Jude Bellingham equalized the interim 1-2 deficit. Then Mbappé then took over again. The French international celebrated his winning goal with a triumphant pose in front of the fan curve.
Only Fernando Sanudo (1934/35) and Iván Zamorano (1992/93) are in front of Mbappé with 37 goals in the eternal leaderboard. It seems very likely that the Frenchman will score five goals this season and that this record will also crack.
Ronaldo? “We talk to each other, he gives me tips”
“We all know what Ronaldo means to the club and me. We talk to each other, he gives me tips,” said the 26-year-old his relationship with the Portuguese international.
Real coach Carlo Ancelotti is enthusiastic about the fact that the striker finally starts and calls his performance constant: “He plays very well. He is more active and more present in our game. He does the difference and that is exactly what we want from him”.
The Spanish press also raved about the French after the game. The AS commented: “Against Leganés, he opened the game again and finally hit for points – the most difficult and most valuable. He was fetched for that.”