Kylian Mbappé Scores his First Hat-Trick for Real Madrid

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Saturday night will be remembered as an important moment in Kylian Mbappé’s Real Madrid career, as he scored his first hat-trick for the Spanish soccer powerhouse.

The French international scored once in each half before completing his hat-trick with a penalty kick in injury time of the second half. Mbappé left with the match ball as a souvenir, as is traditional upon scoring three goals in a single game.

Following the conclusion of the game, cameras from Real Madrid TV caught sight of Mbappé with his match ball, displaying some of the sentiments inscribed by his teammates. According to MARCA, several different messages were displayed.

“To many more, Kiki. You’re great,” wrote left-back Fran García. Fede Valverde also put “Crack”, the Spanish term for an expert, while Jude Bellingham wrote a message in English to put “Congrats, my nine” referring to the center-forward’s jersey number.

Others went down a French theme with their congratulations to Mbappé, as Rodrygo Goes wrote “Great, straight to Paris” and Brahim Díaz put “Ooh la la, bro”.

One of the most intriguing was that of club captain Luka Modrić, who wrote “pressing monster” on the ball. Mbappé had been criticized early in the season for his lack of pressing, but has clearly done enough to earn the respect of his veteran team-mates.

Kylian Mbappé Scores 20th Career Hat-Trick

Kylian Mbappé’s treble was his 20th career hat-trick and first for Real Madrid. Two of them came for AS Monaco, including his first in December 2016, and 14 for Paris Saint-Germain, the last securing a victory over Montpellier in March 2024.

This was his third hat-trick at club level outside of domestic French competition, following three against Club Brugge and Barcelona in the Champions League in 2019 and 2021, respectively.

Mbappé has also scored three goals for France, most notably in the 2022 World Cup final in Qatar, when his team defeated on penalties, as well as against Kazakhstan and Gibraltar.

Mbappé scored his first Real Madrid hat-trick

Following the game, Kylian Mbappé discussed the importance of the collective squad as Real Madrid moved four points clear at the top of the La Liga standings with 20 games played.

“I’m happy with the hat trick, but I’m more happy with the win,” Mbappé told Real Madrid TV, as carried by ESPN. “It was very important to win today. After Atleti’s result, there was more pressure.”

“I can say that I have to help the whole team. I want more, if I’m top scorer that’s fine, I’ve done it many times in my career, but I want to win titles and the league, which is the most important thing for me,” he added, speaking to the media after the Match.

Mbappé will now hope to continue his excellent form, having scored eight goals in his last five games, in the UEFA Champions League match against Brest on Wednesday evening.

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