Kylian Mbappe has reached the 60th goal in the elite club football competition, the Champions League.
Frenchman Mbappe shone on Tuesday night in the second round of the Champions League, which Real Madrid won 5-0 against Kairat Almaty in Kazakhstan. The football star scored a hat-trick.
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Letter to the Reader — Why We're Asking for Your Support ContributeMbappe scored first in the 25th minute from the penalty spot, while he scored the 2-0 goal in the 52nd minute. He completed the hat-trick in the 74th minute.
At 26 years and 284 days, Mbappe is the second youngest player to reach 60 goals. Only Lionel Messi was younger when he scored his 60th goal in the Champions League. The Argentine was 26 years and 86 days old.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 60th goal at 29 years and 21 days, while Raul Gonzalez is fourth on the list, at 30 years and 237 days. Karim Benzema and Robert Lewandowski scored 60 goals at the age of 31.
For 60 goals, Mbappe needed 89 games in the Champions League. He is third on this list. Messi scored 60 goals in his first 80 matches in the Champions League. Lewandowski needed 85 goals, while Ronaldo needed 98. Benzema scored 60 goals in 111 games, while Raul in 115 games.
This extraordinary five alone have more goals than the current Real Madrid star in the elite competition.
Ronaldo has 140 goals in 183 matches. Messi has 129 goals in 163 matches. Lewa has 105 goals in 134 matches. Benzema scored 90 goals in 152 matches in the top European competition, while Raul stopped at 71 goals in 142 matches.
This season, Mbappe has five goals in two Champions League games. He scored two goals in the 2:1 win over Marseille in the first round. In La Liga, he has eight goals in his first seven games and is an early and strong candidate for the "Ballon d'Or".
As expected, Mbappe was named man of the match against Almaty.
"We can't forget what happened this week. We should never forget it. This is another competition, but we have to keep thinking about what happened and work to be better and avoid nights like that," Mbappe said.
On Saturday, Real Madrid suffered a heavy 5:2 defeat by Atletico in the Madrid derby, valid for La Liga.
"My job is to help the team. That's all I think about. I do everything I can to help the team win. If I score goals, great. But if I help the team in other ways, then it's still great. The important thing is that the team wins games and trophies," Mbappe stressed.
Arda Guler assisted on Mbappe's final goal on Tuesday night.
"We have a good relationship. He is a young player with a lot of quality, he is a great talent. We try to help him give his best for the team. He is playing very well now and we are happy to have him in our team," said Mbappe.