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Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappe set two historic achievements in the important match of the second round of the Champions League final stage against the Italian Romy (4:3).
The French forward scored a goal, allowing him to rewrite the history of the leading European Cup tournament. The goal against the Romans was Mbappe's 72nd career goal in Champions League (he had previously also scored for Monaco and PSG).
Of course, Kilian beats the legend of Real Madrid Raul, who scored 71 goals, and is fifth in the list of the highest scorers in the history of the tournament..
The Frenchman scored his last goal at the Stadio Olimpico in the first half, equaling the score. He quickly caught Romy's defender Mario Hermoso, having dug the ball about 23 meters from the goal and hitting the shot - after a slight ricochet from the captain of the Hospodars Gianluca Mancini, the ball landed at the net.
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Cristiano Ronaldo - 140 goals 2. Lionel Messi - 129 goals 3. Robert Lewandowski - 109 goals 4. Karim Benzema - 90 goals 5. Kilian Mbappe - 72 goals Outside the bombardment gap, the match in Rome became Mbappe's 100th for Liza champions. The Frenchman reached the age of 27 years and 298 days, becoming the youngest football player in the history of the tournament, which included a hundred matches.
The previous record is held by Barcelona forward Lionel Messi - the Argentinean played his 100th match in 28 years and 84 days. It is symbolic that the jubilee matches of both football players took place during the match against the Italian Romy.
In his first 100 Champions League matches, Kilian Mbappe scored exactly 100 goals: 72 goals scored and 28 assists.