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Kylian Mbappe scored in Real Madrid's 2-0 win over Sevilla in La Liga. Real Madrid have nothing to play for with one more league game this season, but Mbappe is one goal away from a historic individual season.
The French striker has now scored 29 league goals this season, leading the top goalscorer race in La Liga. He is one goal away from being the fourth player in La Liga history to score 30 goals in their debut season. Ronaldo Nazario (34 goals), Prudencio Sanchez (33 goals), and Romario (30 goals) are the other three players.
WHAT A STRIKE BY MBAPPE!
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) May 18, 2025
He now leads Lewandowski by four goals for top scorer in LALIGA pic.twitter.com/989V8nRNEz
Mbappe has four more goals than FC Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski, and with one league game left, he is likely to win the Pichichi award (top goalscorer award in La Liga). With 53 matches played across all competitions, Mbappe scored 41 goals and provided four assists.
Ronaldo Nazario still holds a record that Mbappe may not be able to reach. Ronaldo remains the best debutant for a Spanish team in terms of goals, as the Brazilian scored 47 goals in 49 games across all competitions for FC Barcelona in the 1996-97 season.
For Real Madrid, Mbappe already made history as he became the first player in the club's history to score 40 or more goals in their debut season. Cristiano Ronaldo scored 33 goals in his debut season, scoring 26 league goals.
Not Cristiano Ronaldo, not Karim Benzema, not Ruud van Nistelrooy.
— Squawka (@Squawka) May 14, 2025
Kylian Mbappé is the first ever Real Madrid player to score 40 goals in his debut season for the club. pic.twitter.com/TP9Ocr7UFQ
Kylian Mbappe and the Golden Boot
Kylian Mbappe and Real Madrid will play against Real Sociedad next week in their last game of the season. Mbappe could make history in La Liga with one more goal, but that one goal wins him the Golden Boot this season.
With 29 league goals so far, he is only one away from winning the European Golden Boot, which would be his first of his career. Currently at number one is Sporting CP striker Viktor Gyokeres.
Gyokeres finished the Portuguese League season with Sporting yesterday, with a total of 39 goals. According to the point system for the Golden Boot, every goal Gyokeres scored counts as 1.5 points, due to Sporting playing in the Portuguese League, which is not a top-five league in Europe.
Golden Boot Race
| Player/Team | Matches Played | Goals Scored (League) | League Coefficient | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Viktor Gyokeres/Sporting |
33 |
39 |
1.5 |
58.5 |
Kylian Mbappe/Real Madrid |
33 |
29 |
2 |
58 |
Mohamed Salah/Liverpool |
36 |
28 |
2 |
56 |
Harry Kane/Bayern Munich |
31 |
26 |
2 |
52 |
Robert Lewandowski/FC Barcelona |
33 |
25 |
2 |
50 |
With Mbappe playing in La Liga, each goal he scores counts as two points. One more goal overtakes Gyokeres in points, which means the French striker will go for this prestigious individual award next weekend.
Mbappe has scored in each of the last five games played for Real Madrid. He has eight goals in the last five games. With this momentum, Mbappe is close to completing a successful debut season for Real Madrid, after the tough criticism he received at the beginning of the season.
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