Kylian Mbappé breaks Ronaldo record with Real Madrid goals vs Villarreal | OneFootball

Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappé has on Saturday continued to etch his name into the history books of the Spanish heavyweights.

This comes owing to his exploits in Real’s La Liga meeting with Villarreal.

Los Blancos are of course currently locked in action on the domestic front, having made he trip to La Ceràmica with sights on a return to the top of the table.

And, as things stand, this is precisely what Carlo Ancelotti’s troops are headed towards.

After falling behind inside the opening 10 minutes on Saturday, the visitors have since had the aforementioned Kylian Mbappé to thank for a turnaround on the scoreline.

After first taking advantage of a loose ball in the Villarreal penalty area to slot home in confident fashion, the Frenchman conjured up a moment of brilliance to double his tally, picking out the top corner from the edge of the box.

And as alluded to above, in the process, Mbappé made history once more.

As revealed by statisticians StatMuse, the 26-year-old has now scored more goals in his debut season with Real Madrid (31) than were managed by the legendary Ronaldo Nazário (30).

Conor Laird – GSFN