Kylian Mbappe faces his last match of 2025 with a goal that transcends the collective result. The French striker will welcome Sevilla to the Santiago Bernabeu in a complex context for Real Madrid, with a tense atmosphere around the team and with Xabi Alonso under scrutiny.
However, for the Los Blancos No.10, the night could go down in the club’s history.Mbappe needs just one goal to equal Cristiano Ronaldo’s record as Real Madrid’s top scorer in a calendar year. The Portuguese set the mark in 2013 with 59 goals, a figure that the Frenchman already has within reach. A brace would even allow him to surpass that record and finish 2025 with 60 goals.
A record without a prize, but eternal
The possible achievement will not be accompanied by an immediate trophy. It will be a purely statistical record, inscribed in the club’s history. Mbappe has already lifted an individual award this season: the Golden Boot won in the 2024/25 campaign
Cristiano Ronaldo has made history at Real Madrid, I want to make my own path
Even so, the striker himself has made it clear that he would swap any individual record for collective titles, aware that the team is not going through its best moment.
Xabi Alonso’s impact and elite figures
Beyond the context, Mbappe is enjoying one of the most productive spells of his career. Under Xabi Alonso’s stewardship, the Frenchman has reached outstanding heights. In 2025, he has scored 58 goals in 58 games, while in the current season he has 28 goals and five assists in just 23 games.In LaLiga, he leads the Pichichi with 17 goals in 17 games and in the Champions League he also tops the scoring charts, with nine goals in five games, including four against Olympiacos. In the race for the next Golden Boot, Mbappe is close behind Harry Kane and Erling Haaland.
The best year of his career
Globally, Mbappe is closing the year as the top scorer of his professional career. Adding his goals with Real Madrid and the French national team, he has 65 goals in 65 games. His previous best was in 2022, when he scored 56 goals in 56 games between PSG and France.
Although he has always recognized Cristiano Ronaldo as one of his great references, Mbappe insists on not comparing himself. “Cristiano is the reference in Madrid. I want to make my own way and help the team to win titles,” he said recently. On Saturday, that path could add a historic chapter.
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