Following in the footsteps of a legend. Mbappé surpasses one of Cristiano Ronaldo’s Champions League records
Miguel Solomons
Dailysports's expert
Real Madrid travelled to Lisbon to face Benfica in the UEFA Champions League, where the Spanish side’s forward managed to rewrite a historic benchmark.
Details: Kylian Mbappé found the net against the Eagles. Thanks to that goal, he overtook Cristiano Ronaldo in terms of goals scored at the group stage of the UEFA Champions League.
He has scored 12 goals in seven group-stage matches of the 2025–26 Champions League season. Cristiano scored 11 goals in six group-stage matches in the 2015–16 Champions League season.
Notably, there had already been a controversial moment in this game, when Portuguese players demanded a penalty against Los Blancos after Jude Bellingham brought down Prestianni of Benfica.
Reminder: By the way, Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappé wrote his name into the annals of world football during the match of the eighth round of the Champions League against Lisbon’s Benfica.
