Kylian Mbappé said matching Cristiano Ronaldo‘s goal tally in his debut Real Madrid season is “very special” after scoring twice in a 3-2 comeback win over Leganés on Saturday.
The forward’s first-half penalty put Madrid 1-0 up at the Santiago Bernabéu, but Leganes levelled a minute later through Diego Garcia, and Dani Raba made it 2-1to the visitors before half-time.
Jude Bellingham pulled a goal back after the break before Mbappé grabbed a second, to secure the three points and make it 33 goals in all competitions so far this campaign. Only Chilean striker Iván Zamorano (37) has now scored more in his first season for the Spanish giants.
“It’s very special,” Mbappé told Real Madrid TV. “The most important things are the ones you do with the team, but to score the same number of goals as Cristiano is always good. We know what…
