It was his big night. With his hat -trick against Manchester City, Kylian Mbappé made an impression. While it was for this type of meeting that Florentino Pérez insisted so much to bring Le Bondynois to Madrid, the latter did not disappoint the owner of Real Madrid nor the millions of Madrid fans around the world. Inevitably, in the Madrid media, it is his face that is cucing everywhere, on newspaper, websites or TV and radio shows. A small consecration for the former PSG, which has been on excellent dynamics since the beginning of 2025.
But above all, on the other side of the Pyrenees, there are more and more comparisons with Cristiano Ronaldo, legend of Casa Blanca and idol of Kylian Mbappé. At the end of the meeting, Carlo Ancelotti was asked about the possibility of seeing the French doing better than the Lusitanian. “Mbappé has a lot of quality and can match Cristiano's, yes, but Cristiano has left the bar very high”replied the Italian.
Vinicius in oblivion?
In the media, we ignite clearly. “Mbappé is already Cristiano”daily title AS. “Mbappé began his adventure in Madrid in the same way as Cristiano Ronaldo”added the media, which indicates that in nine seasons in Madrid, the Portuguese exceeded 50 TCC goals six times, and that the French is well left to do the same. “Vinicius is very good, but Mbappé has the aura of elected officials. Cristiano had it and now Mbappé too. He is a three -dimensional player: being at his bonus, nothing can stop him ”launched the famous pro-Madrid Tomas Roncero editorialist on the Cadena Ser. Suffice to say that the few criticisms of the start of the season seem far away now …
“Cristiano was unique, but with the level of Mbappé, I have the feeling that Real Madrid has a lethal weapon. I did not have it so much with Vinicius this feeling, but with the French it clearly exceeds the one I had with other players from Real Madrid after the departure of Cristiano ”said journalist Dani Garrido on the Cadena Ser. Suffice to say that in addition to being able to pretend to sit at Cristiano Ronaldo's table, Kylian Mbappé also ended the debate between him and Vinicius Jr to find out who is the offensive leader of this Real Madrid …
