The 2024 of Kylian Mbappe has continued to reinvent the Real Madrid attacking tradition with the French forward now becoming the only two players in the club history to score over 53 goals in one calendar year making him equal with Cristiano Ronaldo. The achievement arose in the 1-1 draw of Madrid with Girona as Mbappe established his status as the new generational figure of the club.
This is a feat that is hardly achieved, given the fact that Mbappe is yet to complete a full calendar year at the Bernabeu. The legendary Ronaldo, who is regarded as one of the best footballers in the whole Madrid history, reached the milestone five times in his nine-season reign. The fact that Mbappe has already made himself a part of that elite club at that early age has brought the discussion of his potential in the long term and whether he can someday surpass his childhood role model.
The Girona goal was not the last to have Mbappe in the headlines throughout week. On November 27, in a Champions League match against Olympiacos, the striker gave a brilliant performance with four goals. He is not only the fourth Madrid player to score four goals in a UCL game but he has also broken the record of the fastest hat-trick, which Ronaldo achieved in a whopping seven minutes.
These statistics support the fact that Mbappe has adapted violently to the system of Real Madrid. His Frenchman has one of the same accounts over the season-one which makes Ronaldo his role model but underlines the fact that he is determined to create his own legacy.