{"id":2162,"date":"2025-12-22T14:14:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T14:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=2162"},"modified":"2025-12-22T14:14:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T14:14:18","slug":"european-football-mbappe-matches-ronaldos-record-as-real-close-on-barca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=2162","title":{"rendered":"European football: Mbapp\u00e9 matches Ronaldo\u2019s record as Real close on Bar\u00e7a"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 equalled Cristiano Ronaldo\u2019s record of 59 goals in a calendar year for\u00a0Real Madrid\u00a0with a late penalty in his side\u2019s 2-0 home win over\u00a0Sevilla\u00a0in La Liga on Saturday, the French forward celebrating his 27th birthday in style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mbapp\u00e9 missed several earlier chances before getting his chance from the spot four minutes from time and he made no mistake to net his 59th goal in as many games across all competitions in 2025 to level Ronaldo\u2019s 2013 haul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Yemi Alade - Tomorrow (Official Music Video)\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G4u2yMsPdG8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jude Bellingham put Real in front with a header seven minutes before half-time and\u00a0Sevilla\u00a0went down to 10 men with 22 minutes remaining after Marc\u00e3o received a second booking but the hosts had keeper Thibaut Courtois to thank for keeping them ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cToday, and because of the record, it\u2019s incredible, in my first year to be able to do what Cristiano did,\u201d Mbapp\u00e9 said afterwards. \u201cMy idol, the best player in the history of\u00a0Real Madrid\u00a0and a reference in world football. It\u2019s an honour for me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mbapp\u00e9 marked his goal by reproducing Ronaldo\u2019s celebration, saying later: \u201cI 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\u2019s been my idol since I was a kid. I have a very good relationship with him, he\u2019s a friend now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Real are second in the table on 42 points, one behind\u00a0Barcelona\u00a0who are away to third-placed\u00a0Villarreal\u00a0on Sunday, while Sevilla are ninth on 20 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Juventus\u00a0kept themselves in the Serie A race with a 2-1 home win over\u00a0AS Roma\u00a0on Saturday, with Francisco Concei\u00e7\u00e3o and Lo\u00efs Openda netting the goals for the home side and Tommaso Baldanzi scoring for the visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the top three clubs all away at the Italian Super Cup in Saudi Arabia,\u00a0Roma\u00a0were looking to take advantage and move level on points with leaders Inter Milan. Instead, Juventus moved back into the title hunt, one point behind Roma who remain fourth on 30 points, with Juventus fifth. Milan are in second place, with Napoli third.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Roma continue to struggle against the top sides having already lost to Inter, Milan and Napoli this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bayer Leverkusen\u00a0scored twice in four minutes to earn a 3-1 comeback victory at\u00a0RB Leipzig, snapping their hosts\u2019 unbeaten run at home this season and climbing into third going into the Bundesliga\u2019s winter break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leverkusen are on 29 points, three behind second-placed\u00a0Borussia Dortmund, 2-0 winners against\u00a0Borussia M\u00f6nchengladbach\u00a0on Friday.\u00a0Bayern Munich, leading on 38, are at\u00a0Heidenheim\u00a0on Sunday. Leipzig dropped to fourth on goal difference. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2025\/dec\/20\/european-football-bayer-leverkusen-rb-leipzig-real-madrid-roma-juventus#img-2\">(Guardian)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 equalled Cristiano Ronaldo\u2019s record of 59 goals in a calendar year for\u00a0Real Madrid\u00a0with a late penalty in his side\u2019s 2-0 home win over\u00a0Sevilla\u00a0in La Liga on Saturday, the French forward celebrating his 27th birthday in style. 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