Real Madrid vs. Inter Milan: Kylian Mbappe targeting new Champions League scoring record in League Phase opener

Kylian Mbappe volition beryllium looking to etch his sanction into the Champions League past books erstwhile again erstwhile Real Madrid play big to Inter Milan astatine the Bernabeu connected Tuesday night.

Widely regarded arsenic 1 of the champion forwards successful the world, Mbappe has recovered the nett 90 times successful 107 appearances for Los Blancos crossed each competitions since joining from Paris Saint-Germain successful 2024.

Four of those goals person been scored successful arsenic galore games astatine the commencement of the caller La Liga campaign, including a hat-trick successful Real Madrid’s thumping 4-0 location triumph implicit Real Sociedad conscionable nether a fortnight ago.

Mbappe is present relishing a instrumentality to Champions League enactment having antecedently excelled connected Europe’s biggest stage, scoring 15 goals successful conscionable 11 games to assertion the Golden Boot past season.

The France planetary has scored a full of 70 goals successful 98 Champions League games successful his career, and should helium marque the nett ripple against Inter this week, helium volition determination joint-fifth connected the database of all-time apical scorers successful the competition, level with Los Blancos icon Raul.

Mbappe would determination into outright 5th presumption if helium scored astatine slightest a brace against Inter, though helium inactive has immoderate mode to spell to gully level with Real Madrid fable Karim Benzema, who sits 4th connected the database with 90 UCL goals.

Real Madrid’s existent No.10 already holds the grounds for the astir Champions League goals scored arsenic a teen (13 goals successful 23 matches), though that feat volition travel nether menace from Barcelona’s 19-year-old sesnation Lamine Yamal (11 goals successful 33 games) this season.

Mbappe: ‘Maybe it's a bully twelvemonth to triumph the Ballon d’Or’

Mbappe is inactive waiting to get his hands connected the Champions League trophy and is yet to assistance immoderate signifier of silverware since joining Real Madrid, contempt scoring 42 goals successful 44 games for his nine past season.

However, the 2026 World Cup Golden Boot victor (10 goals) believes that this twelvemonth could beryllium a beardown twelvemonth for him to triumph a archetypal Ballon d’Or.

"I deliberation erstwhile you play for Real Madrid, the champion nine successful the world, radical subordinate you with this award," Mbappe told reporters connected Monday.

"There are galore radical that talk astir maine and the Ballon d'Or. Of people I've made past successful the astir important competition. Maybe it's a bully twelvemonth for this but radical tin ballot according to what they think."

Mbappe added: "I ever deliberation I'm the champion [player successful the world] but everyone has their ain opinion. Maybe radical deliberation antithetic ways. I don't deliberation it's a treatment we request to have. Of people this twelvemonth could beryllium bully for maine to triumph the Ballon d'Or, but journalists vote."

The highest Mbappe has ever finished successful the Ballon d'Or rankings is 3rd successful 2023 during his clip astatine PSG; helium ranked seventh successful 2025 erstwhile French teammate Ousmane Dembele won the award.

Mbappe is presently the 4th favourites with the bookmakers to triumph the 2026 Ballon d’Or down Rodri, Yamal and frontrunner Harry Kane, with the grant ceremonial to instrumentality spot connected October 26.