Kylian Mbappé continued his blistering start to life at Real Madrid with a brace against Marseille in the Champions League on Tuesday, reaching 50 goals in just 64 appearances for the Spanish giants. The 25-year-old Frenchman’s double sealed a comfortable night for Los Blancos and etched his name into the club’s record books.

With the milestone, Mbappé has become the fastest Real Madrid player to score a half-century of goals since Cristiano Ronaldo, who managed the feat in 54 games back in 2010. The achievement further underlines his status as Madrid’s new talisman, seamlessly filling the void left by Karim Benzema.

Madrid’s manager hailed Mbappé’s impact, describing him as a “once-in-a-generation forward” whose consistency in front of goal has redefined expectations at the Santiago Bernabéu. For Mbappé, the numbers reinforce what many already believe — that he is on course to follow in Ronaldo’s footsteps as one of the club’s all-time greats.