Kylian Mbappe didn't rest in the Copa del Rey either, he helped Real Madrid beat lower league side Talavera (3:2) and it seems that without him the giants have trouble scoring goals and beating teams they are much better than on paper...
The "Blancos" led 2:0 and 3:1, and Mbappe scored twice, continuing a fascinating series of goals this season, but also throughout 2025.
- Kilian rarely misses when he gets a chance. He has that gift, he is a top scorer - said Real coach Xabi Alonso.
Mbappe played the full 90 minutes on Wednesday and the question is whether he was that necessary for Real or whether he simply wanted to be on the pitch until the end. Because - he has something and someone to chase until the end of the year. At stake, namely, is Cristiano Ronaldo's record in a Real shirt when it comes to goals in a calendar year.
Mbappe scored 58 goals in 2025, Ronaldo scored 59 goals in 2013, and that is the best performance by a Real player to date...
"My job is to score goals and in that way help the team achieve its goals," Mbappe said.
The Frenchman has only one game left before the end of the year in which he can make history - Real will play it on Saturday against Sevilla at the Bernabeu and Mbappe would equal the famous Portuguese's performance with one goal, and with two or more he would take first place on the eternal list.
Given how Mbappe has played in La Liga so far, it seems he has no hard task of at least equaling the record. He is the top scorer in the Spanish championship, scoring 17 times, and how dominant he is is shown by the fact that the second best scorer in La Liga - Ferran Torres from Barcelona - has scored 11 goals.
Mbappe and Real Madrid are primarily looking to take three points against Sevilla, which would be very important in the title race. Barca are the leaders with 43 points, four more than the "royal club", whose bench still has Xabi Alonso on its side.
The Basque player barely "survived" last weekend when Real defeated Alaves 2-1 in Vitoria - if he hadn't won, the coach would probably have been sacked. Then Mbappe and Rodrigo brought the giants triumph.
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