When Kylian Mbappe moved from Paris Saint-Germain to Real Madrid, one question that emerged was how he would handle going from the top player in his hometown to trying to fit in with other star

In 2025 alone, Mbappé has scored 19 goals across all competitions, including a hat trick against Manchester City in the second leg of the Champions League knockout phase playoffs. The forward become the first player in Champions League history to score a hat trick at both the Santiago Bernabéu and the Camp Nou.

Kylian Mbappe may have helped Real Madrid through to the final of the Copa del Rey against Real Sociedad on Tuesday, but he would still have had words of criticism over a failed transfer to Sunderland ringing in his ears when he took the field as a substitute.