Best in the world! Kylian Mbappé and Vini Jr. lead in an intriguing metric

Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior have emerged as leaders among Europe's top five leagues in a fascinating statistical category.

Details: Football Insider has shared a compelling stat about Los Blancos’ stars: Kylian Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior are the only players across Europe’s top five leagues to have touched the ball more than 80 times inside the opposition’s penalty area. Mbappé has registered 83 such touches, while Vinícius boasts 89.

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Xabi Alonso continues to implement attacking football with his squad, and this stat from Real Madrid’s stars is further proof. After ten rounds in La Liga, Real Madrid sit atop the table with 27 points.

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