Sad first for Kylian Mbappé and Real Madrid, beaten Sunday against FC Barcelona (3-4). Never one of the two giants of the Spanish championship had lost a clasico when one of his players had scored a hat -trick. By deceiving Wojciech Szczesny three times, the French striker therefore entered the story through the bad door, even if his performance XXL allowed him to break other records.
With 39 goals on the clock, the former Parisian erases Ivan Zamorano of the tablets as top scorer Merengue in his first season at the club. The former Chilean international, he stopped at 37 achievements in 1992-1993. “Kyks” is also the first player to score two triplets outside against Barça in official competition, as the @statsdufoot account recalls on X (formerly Twitter).
Kylian Mbappé has already Thierry Henry in the viewfinder
Another statistical fact, the 2018 world champion has won a place in the ranking of the best three -color scorers in the history of the five major European championships (Liga, Premier League, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1). With now 218 achievements to his credit, the number 9 Madrid doubles the Stéphanoise legend Hervé Revelli (216 goals) and seizes fourth place.
Given his age (he will be 27 years old next December), Kylian Mbappé can clearly hope to climb higher in the hierarchy and dislodge other former glories of French football. Starting with Thierry Henry, the next on the list with his 233 goals. To the rhythm in which he goes, the ex-Produce in Bondy also has every chance of doubled Bernard Lacombe (255 goals) and Karim Benzema (281 goals) within two years.
