Real Madrids Kylian Mbappe will have Cristiano Ronaldos club record for goals in a calendar year in his sights when Los Blancos face Celta Vigo in LaLiga at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday.
Mbappe, who has scored 55 goals in all competitions in as many matches in 2025, is four goals shy of the 59-goal calendar-year record set by Ronaldo in 2013. With five matches still to play this year, the French forward could surpass the Portuguese great and set a new benchmark.
The World Cup winners magnificent form continued midweek with two fabulous goals and one assist against Athletic Bilbao in a 3-0 triumph at San Mames, taking his tally for the LaLiga season to 16 goals and four assists in 15 games, double the eight goals scored by Barcelonas Robert Lewandowski, who is in second place in LaLigas scoring chart.