Kylian Mbappé relishes his return to the top

Robert Lewandowski will begin to see it in his rearview mirror. Top scorer in La Liga with 16 goals, the Polish striker is now four goals ahead of the Frenchman. A still significant lead, but which is melting like snow in the sun given the dazzling form of Kylian Mbappé. In difficulty at the start of his Madrid adventure, the former Parisian has been gaining strength since December and has started 2025 on the best auspices. This Sunday afternoon against Las Palmas, he demonstrated it again. Despite Fàbio Silva’s opener, Kylian Mbappé was able to respond in the best possible way.

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First of all from the penalty spot where the Frenchman played Jasper Cillessen by crossing to the right (18th). Then with a heavy strike repelled by the Dutch goalkeeper where Lucas Vazquez and Brahim Diaz will follow to double the lead (33rd). Finally, a magnificent flat foot under the crossbar to drive the point home (36th). He could even have seen a triple, but he was flagged offside on his third goal before the break (43rd). A quality first period in a match easily won 4-1 which will do Kylian Mbappé good. Also involved in the pass for Fran Garcia who served on a plate Rodrygo Goes on the fourth goal of the Merengues, the Frenchman was also at the origin of a goal refused to Federico Valverde at the end of the match.

Kylian Mbappé savors

With this accomplished performance, the Frenchman continues a third match in a row with at least one goal and asserts himself as a serious contender for the Pichichi title which rewards the top scorer in La Liga. Also a good omen before the Champions League which will resume this Saturday against Salzburg for the Merengues. Beyond his scoring side, Kylian Mbappé also finds a much greater influence in the game. Satisfied after this solid performance, the main interested party notably heard his name being chanted by the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu and this touched him as he confided to Real Madrid TV : «it’s a dream, I’m very happy because I’ve adapted to the team, I’m playing the way I want to play, with personality.»

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This success allows Real Madrid to take the lead in La Liga with two points ahead of Atlético de Madrid and seven points more than FC Barcelona. A very important result that Kylian Mbappé wanted to highlight: “it was an important match for us, we know what happened yesterday with Atlético and Barcelona, ​​we wanted to win and we won. We wanted to win and we did it. It’s difficult to concede a first goal, but the team reacted well. We played forward, we looked for space, we scored a lot of goals, I think all the Madrid fans enjoyed the match because we are leaders.» A week after its 5-2 defeat in the Spanish Super Cup final, Real Madrid are smiling again and they owe it to Kylian Mbappé.