Kylian Mbappe does not even achieve Cristiano Ronaldo did in his debut Real Madrid season

Kylian Mbappé has already reached goal scoring of milestones for Real Madrid, which not even Cristiano Ronaldo managed in his debut season.

Despite a fairly long adjustment period, Mbappé is now looking back on his old self, just when Real Madrid needs him the most. The Frenchman was named La Liga Player of January and has already scored 23 goals for Los Blancos across all competitions this season.

Two of his goals came against Barcelona and Atlético Madrid. Scoring against Real Madrid’s two largest rivals is something, even Ronaldo did not do in his first season in a white shirt.

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Check out Mbappé’s production against the other two largest clubs in Spain compared to Ronaldo’s in their debut seasons for Los Blancos:

Ronaldo couldn’t get on the score area against the Katalans or Atlético Madrid in Real Madrid’s 2009–10. However, he had only one opportunity to make his mark against Atlético Madrid; The five-time balloon d’Or winner missed the first Madrid Derby of the season due to an ankle injury.

Mbappé also couldn’t play in Real Madrid’s first meeting with Atlético Madrid this season due to injury. He compensated for it by scoring Los Blancos’ lonely goal in his Madrid Derby debut and became the youngest player in the story to reach 500 goal contributions in the process. The 26-year-old also scored its side’s only goal against Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final.

Mbappé is well on its way to surpassing Ronaldo’s 33 goal in all in his debut season. However, there is still a long way to go before he reaches the heights of the club’s leading goal scorer.

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