22 December 2025
Real Madrid's all-time leading scorer, Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo, captain of Saudi Arabia's Al-Nassr football club, reacted to French striker Kylian Mbappé, the Real Madrid forward, equaling his record. Mbappé reached 59 goals this year (2025) with Real Madrid, the record for the most goals scored in a single calendar year.
The French striker thus equaled this record set by his idol, Cristiano Ronaldo, in 2013, four years after his move to Real Madrid from Manchester United. Cristiano Ronaldo commented on Mbappé's post on Instagram after he equaled the record, with emojis of blazing flames and clapping hands.
The legendary Cristiano Ronaldo has a good relationship with Kylian Mbappé, who considers him his idol in his football career.
The veteran star Cristiano Ronaldo (40 years old) and Kylian Mbappé (27 years old) have never played on the same team, but they have faced each other in matches between France and Portugal, and Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain.
Cristiano Ronaldo remains Real Madrid's all-time top scorer with 451 goals in 450 appearances. Meanwhile, Mbappé has scored 73 goals in 83 appearances for Real Madrid in just over a year and a half.
