Real Madrid beat Sevilla and Kylian Mbappé equaled Cristiano Ronaldo’s scoring record in a calendar year, 59 goals. They were the only two positive notes of another Toledo night at the Bernabéu, which once again whistled at the team for its flat play and lack of brilliance, which keeps the figure of Xabi Alonso. Besides, Vinicius Junior He starred in his umpteenth conflict with a gesture on social networks with more political charge than a mere update of his profile photo.
Madrid has not finished dispelling the dark clouds that have loomed over the team since the defeat against Celta, which pilloried Xabi but also points out several heavyweights in the squad, such as himself. come. Few players are saved from the escabechina, such as Courtois (again decisive against Sevilla) and a Mbappé whom some blame, despite everything, for unbalancing the ecosystem of a team that, before his arrival, had won with authority five titles of six possible, among them League and Champions.
Real Madrid 2-0 Sevilla: summary and goals LaLiga EA Sports (J17)
The reality is that Mbappé is contributing what he was supposed to: bulk goals. In 2025, which has already ended from a competitive point of view for Real Madrid, he has scored 59, the same number that Cristiano set as a record in a calendar year in 2013. It is true that the Frenchman’s goals, Pichichi and Golden Boothave not translated into meaningful titles for Madrid. Only the European Super Cup and Intercontinental Cup have arrived at the Madrid Museum since Kiki signed. But, if we look for the root of the problem, this is not the scoring production of the former PSG player: 39 goals in the League, 14 in the Champions League, 4 in the Copa del Rey, 1 in the Club World Cup and 1 in the Spanish Super Cup.
Mbappé is once again the top scorer in the League (18 goals) and the Champions League (9). Against Sevilla he scored from a penalty, a luck that he has taken over after several doubts surrounding the taker in Madrid. Saturday’s goal allowed him to equal Cristiano, the Bondy player’s childhood idol. ““The record is incredible,” Kylian commented to the club’s media after the game. It is my first year of doing something like Cristiano, my idol, the best player in the history of Real Madrid and a reference in world football. It’s an honor for me. I wanted to have a wink for him because he has always been very affectionate with me. He has always spoken very well to me about Madrid and how to adapt. I am very happy to score goals for Real Madrid and to win the game”.
Substitution of Vinicius in Real Madrid 2-0 Sevilla
Mbappé even paid tribute to CR7 at the celebration. “It’s for him. I usually have my own, but I wanted to share that with him. He was my idol as a child, I have a very good relationship with him; he’s a friend now“.
Despite his good personal moment, the 10 knows that the team is going through a delicate trance, and sets his sights on the Spanish Super Cup as the first big test of the season. “We know that in the last games in the League we had difficulty winning and playing well. Winning again and ending the year with a victory was very important for us. Now we are going to have vacations to rest and spend time with the family and return to 2026 wanting to win titles. We are going to start with the Spanish Super Cup, the first title of the season comes quickly and we have to be ready”.
“I send my regards to Cristiano and all the Madrid fans. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.” Because if the Holidays are happy for the Madrid fans, it is thanks, above all, to Kylian Mbappé’s goals, which shed light in the darkness of an inexplicably complicated season for the white team..
