Kylian Mbappe has settled in quickly at Real
Harry Kane finds the net consistently
Kylian Mbappé is finally showing the form that made him a teenage sensation after a long drawn out transfer saga was finally concluded last summer.
The Frenchman swapped Paris Saint-Germain for Spanish giants Real Madrid on a free transfer but his debut season there wasn’t as successful as expected. Los Blancos didn’t win a trophy, beaten by El Clásico rivals Barcelona in LaLiga and the Copa Del Rey, and dumped out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals by Arsenal. Mbappé was castigated for that, with plenty of criticism, but individually, he has actually posted some incredible numbers in Spain.
He no longer wears the No9 jersey and gained the coveted No10 from Luka Modric after the Croatian’s departure from Real. The No10 jersey has been worn with distinction by the likes of Pele, Maradona, Messi, Ronaldinho, Rooney and Zidane. Mbappé is fully aware of the historic significance and seems have embraced the responsibility.
The 26-year-old forward continued his fast start to the new season with a brace in Madrid’s 3-0 win at Real Oviedo on Sunday. That means that Mbappé now leads a surprising stat: he has scored the most goals for any top-five league club in all competitions since the start of last season when he arrived at the Santiago Bernabéu.
Mbappé is first, having scored 47 times in 61 matches for Real Madrid in all competitions since his arrival. He has overtaken second-placed Harry Kane, who has scored 45 goals in 53 games for Bayern Munich in that time. In third position is Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski. The Polish forward has scored 42 goals in 53 matches at Barca since the 2024/25 season’s start. Fourth is Borussia Dortmund striker Serhou Guirassy with 40 strikes from 52 games. Erling Haaland completes the top five with 36 in 50 matches for Manchester City.
In sixth place is Liverpool’s Egyptian king Mohamed Salah with 35 goals in 55 games. In seventh is Champions League winner Ousmane Dembélé, who has 35 goals in 56 matches for PSG. Raphinha takes eighth with 35 in 59 games for Barcelona. Atlético Madrid’s Julián Alvarez is ninth with 30 goals in 59 matches, whilst Bayer Leverkusen’s Patrick Schick completes the top 10, with 28 in 47 games.
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