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Mbappé matches Ronaldo’s UCL record

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Kylian Mbappé continued his superb goalscoring form in the first half of Real Madrid’s Champions League game against former club Monaco, scoring his 31st and 32nd goals of the season as Madrid went in two goals ahead at halftime. Los Blancos ultimately thrashed the Ligue 1 side 6-1, a result which takes them to the brink of qualification for the round of 16.

The French superstar put Madrid ahead after just four minutes with an angled strike from inside the box before adding a second from close range on the 25-minute mark following an assist from Vinicius.

Those two goals took Mbappé to 11 in the Champions League this season, matching the record for the most goals scored in six games in the opening stage of the competition.

Ronaldo previously netted 11 times in six group stage games in 2015-16, a season in which his 16 goals overall helped Real Madrid lift the trophy.

That is still not the all-time record for goals in a single Champions League campaign, which also belongs to Ronaldo. The Portuguese attacker scored 17 goals in 2013-14, when Los Blancos were again crowned European champions.