We can say that it’s off to a good start. Author of 22 goals in 21 La Liga matches, Kylian Mbappé is well at the top of the ranking of scorers in the Spanish championship. He is 7 lengths ahead of Kosovar striker from Mallorca, Vedat Muriqi (15 goals), and is therefore a huge favorite for the Pichichi trophy.
To provide some context for the performance, Marca recalls two elements. Mbappé has scored 37 of Real Madrid’s 77 goals in all competitions this season, almost half of his team’s achievements. Above all, according to daily calculations, the Bondynois had never scored so much at this stage of the season since the start of his career.
Mbappé in the footsteps of Messi
Barring an accident, Mbappé should therefore win his eighth consecutive top scorer title, counting his crowns won in Ligue 1 with Paris Saint-Germain between 2019 and 2024. He should become the first player to retain the Pichichi trophy in La Liga since Lionel Messi in 2021. In recent years, Karim Benzema, Robert Lewandowski and Artem Dovbyk have succeeded one another on the list, without managing to improve.
Lionel Messi’s Pichichi trophy was the fifth in a row, and the eighth in total. Two records which belong to the Argentinian. Can they be beaten by Mbappé?
