He is closing in on one of the most iconic records of the Portuguese as he is short of only one goal to equal and two goals to break the record.
Ronaldo had set a bar of 59 goals for Los Blancos in a single year, scoring in 2013, a year that saw him become a legend at the Santiago Bernabéu level. For more than ten years, that record was believed to be unbreakable. Currently, Mbappé has matched Ronaldo’s second-best year after netting 58 goals in 2025.
The 26-year-old accomplished that feat with a double in Real Madrid’s 3-2 Copa del Rey victory over Talavera, thus taking his total goals for the season to 28 under Xabi Alonso. Along with 30 goals that he scored in the second half of his debut season, Mbappé has put himself within a few steps of club legend status.
Real Madrid still has just a game to play this year, a La Liga match-up against Sevilla at the Bernabeu. It is a match Real Madrid tends to win, having not lost in 13 matches against Sevilla at home, with Mbappé also scoring against them home and away last season.
Should he be in good condition, the France number one will rally Madrid’s frontline for the last time this year as everyone will be eagerly waiting to see if he can break Ronaldo’s record. After finding the net in 13 out of 17 league matches this season, Mbappé is going to Saturday’s game as the absolute favorite to take Real Madrid’s history to new heights.
