What better way for Kylian Mbappé to reach a milestone in a Real Madrid jersey! The French superstar scored two goals to lead the “Queen” to victory over Barcelona at Camp Nou, while also reaching the 100-game mark with the Madrid club.
“The truth is that the star of today’s match is the team, the whole group. We knew we had to play with courage, to play as a team. We’d prepared well in our last few games—we’ve secured wins, we’ve performed well, with the right mindset, giving it our all. There were difficult moments in the match, but there were also stretches where we dominated. Winning and staying in the title race is very important, but we have to keep going. It’s a big game, for sure, but at the end of the day, it’s worth three points. We need a lot of points to win the league,” he emphasized after the match.
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“A win in and of itself means nothing. We’re Real Madrid, and we have to keep going. Five straight wins are nothing for us; we want to win every game. The win at Camp Nou sends a positive message, but we mustn’t assume the season is over. Next week, in Santander, we have to bring the same intensity. If we want to have high hopes for this season, we have to function as a unit, as a team. The quality is there—you just have to look at the players we have; anyone who claims otherwise is lying. “But we have to do everything as a team and as a unit, because that’s the only way we’ll be able to achieve what we want,” he added.
The Frenchman is the second player—after Cristiano Ronaldo—to reach this milestone in the fewest possible games (116 appearances): “I’m very happy, really very happy. I think everyone already knows that I like to score and help the team that way. However, I consider this to be just a minor detail, since—as I’ve said before—the most important thing is the team’s victory. Overall, I believe this will give us a lot of confidence. But yes, I believe I’ll score many more goals, so it’s very important,” he said.
*photo source: AP
