Kylian Mbappe got off to a perfect start to life at Real Madrid. The Frenchman, who is wearing the same jersey number (No. 9) Cristiano Ronaldo wore in his first season in Spain, scored and won a title in his debut.
The 25-year-old started for Carlo Ancelotti’s side at the 2024 UEFA Super Cup against Atalanta, and it didn’t take him long to prove his coach right. Mbappe scored in his Real Madrid debut only 68 minutes into the game.
Los Blancos were leading 1-0 thanks to Federico Valverde, so the former PSG star’s goal allowed them to play the rest of the game in complete control to win the title in Warsaw, Poland.
Not many players get to lift a trophy in their first game at a new club like Mbappe did. In fact, that hasn’t been the case even for other stars who joined Real Madrid. If not, ask Cristiano Ronaldo.
Unlike Mbappe, Ronaldo went trophyless in first season with Real Madrid
The Portuguese superstar, who joined the Merengue in 2009, went trophyless in his first season in the Spanish capital. Ronaldo had to wait until his second year with Real Madrid to celebrate his first title at the club.
CR7’s first trophy in a Real Madrid uniform came in the 2011 Copa del Rey. Ronaldo played an instrumental role in that achievement, scoring the winner in extra time in the final against Lionel Messi’s Barcelona.
Mbappe still has long way to go to match Ronaldo’s Real Madrid legacy
Following the 2011 Copa del Rey, it was nothing but success for Cristiano in Madrid. The Madeira native left Spain in 2018 with all these titles under his belt: four Champions Leagues, three Club World Cups, three UEFA Super Cups, two LaLigas, two Copas del Rey and two Spanish Super Cups.
Additionally, Ronaldo became Real Madrid’s all-time top scorer with an impressive 450 goals in 438 appearances. Mbappe already started his chapter at the club on the right foot, but still has a long way to go to match what CR7 did at the Bernabeu.