A La Liga match from the 2025-26 season took place on December 3, where Real Madrid defeated Athletic Bilbao 3-0 on their home turf. Los Blancos forward Kylian Mbappe scored a brace (two goals) in that match.
After this game, Mbappe has 62 goals in the 2025 calendar year. The Frenchman thus entered the top 10 best goalscorers in history for a single calendar year.
The top three on this list are: Lionel Messi (91 goals, 2012), Gerd Muller (85 goals, 1972), and Pele (75 goals, 1958).
After 15 matches, Real Madrid are provisionally in second place in the 2025-26 La Liga table with 36 points. In the next round, the team is playing Celta. The meeting will take place on December 7 at 23:00 GMT+3.
