Shock in sight in London! Real Madrid faces Arsenal on Tuesday evening, in the quarter-final first leg of the Champions League, with the ambition to get a good result in order to take shelter before the return match, scheduled next Wednesday in Santiago-Bernabeu. For this, the Merengues will need a Kylian Mbappé in great shape, which is really the case in recent weeks.
Mute with the Blues against Croatia, in the League of Nations, the French striker certainly scored a double against Leganés upon his return to Spain (3-2). But he was again very discreet against Real Sociedad in the King's Cup (4-4), then before Valence in Liga (1-2). In the championship, the counter of the former PSG crack thus remains blocked at 22 goals and 3 assists in 28 games.
A total that many players would be satisfied, but which remains insufficient to claim the European gold shoe. In the race for this trophy, which rewards the best director of the championship season on the old continent, the Madrid star is currently only fifth. With 44 points, he was ahead of a small goal his ex-Parisian co-team Ousmane Dembélé (42 points).
Kylian Mbappé distant for the European gold shoe
Kylian Mbappé can hope to double Mateo Retagui, author of 22 goals in Serie A (44 points), and Viktor Gyökeres, whose 30 goals scored with Sporting Portugal count only for 1.5 points each (45 points). Harry Kane, who scored 23 times in the Bundesliga with Bayern Munich (46 points), is also in his viewfinder. But to get his first golden shoe, “Kyks” will have to speed up.
At the top of the ranking, Robert Lewandowski, author 25 goals in Liga with FC Barcelona (50 points) and Mohamed Salah, who planted 27 in the Premier League under the colors of Liverpool (54 points), actually made the hole on their pursuers. The 2018 world champion therefore knows what he has to do if he wants to register his name on the record. Before applying for the Ballon d'Or?
The top 10 of European Golden Soulier (April 7, 2025)
1. Mohamed Saleh (Liverpool): 27 goals – 54 points
2. Robert Lewandowski (FC Barcelona): 25 goals – 50 points
3. Harry Kane (Bayern Munich): 23 goals – 46 points
4. Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Portugal): 30 goals – 45 points
5. Mateo retagui (Atalanta Bergame): 22 goals – 44 points
6. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid): 22 goals – 44 points
7. Ousmane Dembélé (PSG): 21 goals – 42 points
8. Erling Haaland (Manchester City): 21 goals – 42 points
9. Mika Biereth (Sturm Graz/Monaco): 23 goals – 40.5 points
10. Alexander Isak (Newcastle): 20 goals – 40 points
