"Today, and because of the record, it's incredible, in my first year to be able to do what Cristiano did, Mbappe said afterwards. My idol, the best player in the history of Real Madrid and a reference in world football. It's an honour for me."
"I wanted to give him a little nod because he has always been affectionate with me. Normally I have my own celebration, but I wanted to share that with him, and like I said, he's been my idol since I was a kid. I have a very good relationship with him, he's a friend now."
Kylian Mbappé scored a late penalty to equal Cristiano Ronaldo's Real Madrid record of 59 goals in a calendar year, marking his 27th birthday. Jude Bellingham opened the scoring with a header seven minutes before half-time and Mbappé, having missed earlier chances, converted a spot kick four minutes from time to register his 59th goal in as many games across all competitions in 2025. Sevilla were reduced to 10 men when Marcao received a second booking with 22 minutes remaining, and Thibaut Courtois made key saves to preserve the clean sheet. Real sit second on 42 points, one behind Barcelona, while Sevilla are ninth on 20 points. In Serie A, Juventus beat AS Roma 2-1 with goals from Francisco Conceicao and Lois Openda, Tommaso Baldanzi scoring for Roma, moving Juventus back into the title race and one point behind Roma.
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