Just one goal short of surpassing Cristiano Ronaldo! Mbappé creates 3 goals in the King's Cup, reaching 58 goals this year and moving up to second place in Real Madrid's history.

In the early hours of December 18th Beijing time, during the King's Cup round of 32, Real Madrid won 3-2 away against Talavera to advance to the round of 16! In this match, Mbappé started as the left winger and played the entire game, contributing to three goals by himself—scoring twice and causing an own goal. This brought Mbappé’s club goals for 2025 to 58, surpassing Cristiano Ronaldo's 2014 record, matching his 2012 tally, and tying for second place in Real Madrid’s history, just one goal behind Ronaldo’s top record of 59 goals set in 2013.

Real Madrid has one match left in 2025, which is the La Liga round 17 home game against Sevilla this weekend (December 21 Beijing time). If Mbappé scores once in this game, he will equal Ronaldo as Real Madrid’s all-time top scorer for a single year; if he scores two or more goals, Mbappé will surpass Ronaldo to become the player with the most goals in a single year in Real Madrid’s history.

The record is within reach, and Mbappé will surely give his all in the La Liga home match against Sevilla. Given Mbappé’s current form and hot streak, he is highly likely to match or even exceed Ronaldo’s record.

Mbappé has scored 17 goals and provided 4 assists in 17 La Liga matches this season, and 9 goals in 5 Champions League games. However, some fans say that Real Madrid has turned into what Paris Saint-Germain used to be—spreading goals among many players and becoming a caretaker team, a sign of winning nothing major. What is your opinion on this?