Kylian Mbappe don do am again. The French boy wonder don win the Pichichi Trophy for second straight season after e score for Real Madrid final day win over Athletic Club. Na big achievement because e don join Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi as the only players wey win the award back-to-back for La Liga for the last 38 years.
Mbappe score 25 goals for 2025–26 season, even though e miss some matches because of knee injury. E finish two goals ahead of Mallorca striker Vedat Muriqi, wey score 23. Ante Budimir of Osasuna come third with 17 goals. The French star play only 31 games, while Muriqi and Budimir play 37 each. Both Mbappe and Muriqi score for final matchday, but Mbappe already get two-goal cushion wey guarantee am the prize.
In his two seasons for Real Madrid, Mbappe don score 56 goals for 65 La Liga appearances. E win Pichichi both seasons—something wey only Di Stefano, Puskas, Amancio, Hugo Sanchez, and Cristiano Ronaldo don do for the club. Before Mbappe, the last person wey win back-to-back Pichichi wey no be Messi or Ronaldo na Hugo Sanchez, wey win am four times from 1984 to 1988.
Messi win the award eight times, including several consecutive seasons. Ronaldo win am three times for Real Madrid: 2010–11, 2013–14, and 2014–15. But despite Mbappe individual success, Real Madrid still no win major silverware since e join. For 2024–25, the club finish second for La Liga, reach Copa del Rey and Spanish Super Cup finals, but lose all. Dem also crash out for Champions League quarterfinals. For 2025–26, similar story: second for La Liga and Spanish Super Cup, round of 16 for Copa del Rey, quarterfinal exit for Champions League, and semifinal exit for FIFA Club World Cup.
Mbappe don score 86 goals for 103 appearances for Real Madrid overall, but the team still dey struggle to win big trophies. Some people say na stain on his resume, but e no be small thing to match Messi and Ronaldo record for Pichichi.
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