Kylian Mbappe he was the protagonist in Real Madrid’s victory away to Atalanta. The French striker scored the goal that broke the deadlock and increased his tally in Europe’s top competition: since his debut in the 2016/17 season, the former Paris Saint-Germain player has actively participated in 74 goals in the Champions League (50 goals and 24 assists), numbers inferior only to those recorded by Robert Lewandowski (69 goals and 11 assists).
Furthermore, the Frenchman scored his 50th Champions League goal yesterday and reached this milestone at the age of 25 years and 356 days, in just 79 games, becoming the second youngest player to achieve this, behind only Lionel Messi.
Mbappé requested a substitution in the 35th minute due to discomfort in the back of his left thigh. Instrumental tests will be carried out today; Ancelotti fears losing his star player for the Intercontinental, which will be played in just eight days. Mbappé’s injury once again raises the question of injuries at home Blancos: he is the 27th player to go to the infirmary in recent months. We remind you that Mendy, Camavinga, Carvajal, Militao and Alaba are currently out.
The updated ranking.
1. Liverpool 18 (dr +12)*
2. Bayer Leverkusen 13 (dr +7)*
3. Aston Villa 13 (dr +6)*
4. Inter 13 (dr +6)*
5. Brest 13 (dr +4)*
6. Barcelona 12 (dr +13)
7. Borussia Dortmund 12 (dr +10)
8. Bayern Munich 12 (dr +9)*
9. Atalanta 11 (dr +9)*
10. Arsenal 10 (dr +6)
11. Monaco 10 (dr +5)
12. Sporting 10 (dr +2)
13. Lilac 10 (dr +2)
14. Bruges 10 (dr -2)*
15. Benfica 9 (dr +3)
16. Atletico Madrid 9 (right +2)
17. Milan 9 (dr +2)
18. Real Madrid 9 (dr -1)*
19. Celtic 9 (dr 0)*
20. Manchester City 8 (dr +6)
21. PSV 8 (r +2)*
22. Juventus 8 (dr +2)
23. Dinamo Zagreb 8 (dr -5)*
24. PSG 7 (dr 0)*
25. Feyenoord 7 (dr -3)
26. Stuttgart 4 (dr -7)
27. Shakhtar Donetsk 4 (dr -8)*
28. Sparta Prague 4 (dr -9)
29. Sturm Graz 3 (dr -4)
30. Girona 3 (dr -6)*
31. Stella Rossa 3 (dr -8)
32. Salzburg 3 (dr -15)*
33. Bologna 1 (dr -6)
34. Leipzig 0 (dr -7)*
35. Slovan Bratislava 0 (dr -14)
36. Young Boys 0 (dr -15)
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