Collectively, this first season of Kylian Mbappé in Real Madrid will not have been the promised big bang: apart from a European Super Cup and a club world, which are almost “formality” in a club of this scale, the Merengues saw the Champions League, the King Cup and soon the Liga escape them. They were able to delay the coronation of Barça yesterday by winning miraculously against Mallorca in the last moments of the match (2-1), but this one could now intervene this evening in the event of the success of the Catalans in the derby against Espanyol.
But as modern football has started to count since its entry into the era of the individualization of performance, talking about the individual season of Kylian Mbappé also makes sense. Often pointed out at the start of the season, French is no longer the first culprit designated by the Spanish press, quite the contrary. Yesterday, it was he who sounded the revolt by offering himself a magnificent solo goal in the face of Mallorca, and the Spanish media are not stingy in compliments towards him this morning.
“”It is better than Lamine Yamal»»
Cristina Cubero, journalist for El Chiringuitofor example declared firmly after the meeting: “Mbappé is the best in the world, and in front of Lamine Yamal”. If this statement will make some Catalan supporters jump from their chair, it shows as well how much Mbappé has managed to draw the gaze of Spanish observers. “The Frenchman was the best player on the team, he turned out to be a real nightmare for the defense of Mallorca. He is really hungry, and he is looking for the Pichichi with this new goal ”writing Marca. Yesterday, Mbappé became the first player to score 28 goals for his first Liga season in a certain Ronaldo Nazario with Barça in 1997.
Mundo Deportivoin Catalonia, adds: “Kylian Mbappé became the Real Madrid goal record for a first season at the club. The French star has now scored 28 goals in La Liga (Alfredo Di Stéfano had scored 27 in 1953/54) and consolidates his position as Pichichi for 2024-25, which also brings him closer to winning the Golden Shoe. “ For information, Mbappé scored 28 goals in the league, 10 less than Viktor Gyökeres, but the “prestige” of the championship is also rewarded in the Golden Soulier scale. Result: Mbappé now has only one point behind the Swedish (56 against 57), and remains up to Mohamed Salah. “The six goals of the French star in his last three championship games place him in a position to claim this title in Gyökeres and Salah. Kylian has at its reach the Pichichi, but also the Golden Shoe, which was not thinkable two weeks ago ”writing AS. Mbappé therefore has the opportunity to win his first golden shoe, for his first Madrid season.
