Kylian Mbappe Responds To Cristiano Ronaldo Challenge After Golden Boot Victory

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Kylian Mbappé has expressed his delight astatine winning his first European Golden Boot arsenic a Real Madrid player, but dismissed suggestions he is looking to effort and eclipse Cristiano Ronaldo’s statistic and bequest astatine nan club.

After 31 goals successful 34 games crossed his first play successful La Liga, Mbappé was this week presented pinch nan European Golden Boot to people his position arsenic nan apical goalscorer successful Europe crossed nan 2024–25 play connected a standard which besides measures nan trouble of nan convention successful which those goals were scored.

It was nan first specified grant of Mbappé’s profession and nan Frenchman is looking to adhd arsenic galore of these trophies to his furniture arsenic possible. However, catching up to Ronaldo, who won 3 of his 4 European Golden Boots pinch Madrid, is not a circumstantial portion of his mission.

“Everyone knows that Cristiano is nan benchmark successful Madrid, number one,” Mbappé told MARCA erstwhile asked if he plans to transcend Ronaldo’s statistics. “I’ve been present for a twelvemonth and a half, and he was present for 9 years. I can’t comparison myself to what he did; my way is different.

“I want to forge my ain path, but being mentioned alongside Cristiano is already an honor. But I’m only focused connected forging my ain path, helping nan team, and winning each title possible.

“Since I was a child, I’ve ever dreamed of scoring goals. Every kid who starts playing shot dreams of scoring, of doing it galore times. In nan end, it’s a very important grant and it makes maine very happy, but everyone knows that squad achievements are nan astir important.

“I dream to triumph different Golden Boot successful nan future, but supra all, I dream we triumph nan league. If we’re talking astir why I won nan Golden Boot acknowledgment to my goals successful nan league, my extremity this twelvemonth is to proceed successful nan aforesaid vein pinch nan team. If we triumph nan convention and I triumph different Golden Boot, I’ll beryllium moreover happier than I americium now.”

Mbappé threw his support down head Xabi Alonso. / Mateo Villalba/Getty Images

Mbappé is connected way to triumph a 2nd consecutive Golden Boot aft starting nan play pinch 13 goals successful conscionable 11 La Liga games nether caller head Xabi Alonso.

Alonso’s attack to guidance is reported to person disappointment a fistful of large names successful nan Madrid squad, not slightest Vinicius Junior, but Mbappé insisted Madrid are moving successful nan correct guidance nether their caller boss.

“I’ve had galore coaches and I’m utilized to each 1 having their ain accuracy and style,” he said. “Xabi is different from [Carlo] Ancelotti; he has his ain measurement of working, and small by small we’re knowing what he wants.

“You tin spot connected nan transportation that we've improved since nan commencement of nan season, since nan Club World Cup, though we still person room for improvement. We haven’t won thing yet, but we’re doing well. We’re connected nan correct way and we dream to triumph each title possible.”

Asked for his goals for nan 2025–26 run nether Alonso, Mbappé refused to connection thing actual and alternatively based on he simply plans to return Madrid arsenic acold arsenic possible.

“You cognize really I am,” he laughed. “As a competitor, I want to conflict for everything. You can’t take conscionable 1 goal. Of course, it’s going to beryllium difficult, but I want to triumph everything and springiness my each successful each competition. I’m not going to prime conscionable one.

“I ne'er group a [goal] number arsenic a limit. My extremity is to return advantage of each opportunity to people and thief nan team. The much goals I score, nan much titles we tin win. My privilege is ever to lend to nan team, whether it’s by scoring goals aliases doing thing other that allows america to win. That’s nan astir important thing, and I'm going to do it 100%.”