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Mbappé’s Nine Goals in Five Games: A Historic Champions League Feat
Kylian Mbappé continued his stellar form in the Champions League, scoring four goals in Real Madrid‘s dramatic 4-3 victory over Olympiacos. The Frenchman’s hat-trick in just seven minutes ranks as the second-fastest in the competition’s history.
This was Mbappé’s second hat-trick of the season and his fifth in the Champions League, placing him fourth in history. With nine goals in five games, he joins an elite group of players who have achieved this feat.
Most Champions League Goals in First Five Games
According to Transfermarkt data, Mbappé’s nine goals rank joint second. Only Lionel Messi, Robert Lewandowski, Luiz Adriano, and Sébastien Haller have scored nine goals in the first five games of a Champions League campaign. Lewandowski holds the record with ten goals for Bayern Munich in the 2019/20 season.
Cristiano Ronaldo has twice scored eight goals in the first five games of the Champions League group stage for Real Madrid, while Erling Haaland achieved the same for Red Bull Salzburg in 2019.
Mbappé’s incredible form has solidified his status as one of the best players in the world, and his nine goals in five games is a testament to his exceptional talent and consistency.