Kylian Mbappé scored late to tie Cristiano Ronaldo’s Real Madrid record for most goals in a calendar year (59) as Los Blancos closed out 2025 with a 2–0 home win over Sevilla at the Santiago Bernabéu.
What happened at the Bernabéu
Real Madrid finished the year with a 2–0 victory over Sevilla in their final match of 2025, played at the Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid. The win came through a Jude Bellingham header in the first half and a late Mbappé penalty that also delivered a historic scoring milestone.
The match opened at a high tempo, with both teams creating early chances before Madrid gradually took control of possession and territory. Sevilla still threatened at key moments, but Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois produced several important saves to preserve the lead and secure the clean sheet.
Key match moments
| Minute | Event | Detail |
| 38’ | Goal (Real Madrid) | Rodrygo delivered a free kick from wide and Bellingham headed in for 1–0. |
| 68’ | Red card (Sevilla) | Marcão was sent off after receiving a second yellow card, leaving Sevilla with 10 men. |
| 86’ | Goal (Real Madrid) | Rodrygo won a penalty and Mbappé converted to make it 2–0 and reach 59 goals for 2025. |
The record Mbappé just matched
Mbappé’s penalty took him to 59 goals for Real Madrid across all competitions in the 2025 calendar year, equalling the club record previously set by Cristiano Ronaldo in 2013. Real Madrid’s own match report described the goal as the moment Mbappé levelled Ronaldo’s long-standing mark for the most goals scored by a Madrid player in a single calendar year.
Beyond the headline number, club figures highlight how unusually consistent Mbappé’s scoring has been across the year. Real Madrid’s official club update said his 59 goals in 2025 came in 58 games and included 11 braces, four hat-tricks, and one four-goal game.
Real Madrid calendar-year record (club)
| Player | Calendar year | Goals | Status |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 2013 | 59 | Club record (matched). |
| Kylian Mbappé | 2025 | 59 | Club record (matched). |
How Madrid built the win
Madrid’s opener came after a spell of increasing control, with Rodrygo’s delivery from a wide free kick meeting Bellingham’s header to break the deadlock before halftime. After the restart, the game stretched, producing chances at both ends, including moments where Sevilla got in behind and forced Courtois into high-quality stops.
Mbappé had multiple opportunities before scoring, including an effort that hit the crossbar and other chances saved or narrowly missed. The match tilted further toward Madrid when Sevilla went down to 10 men, and sustained pressure eventually led to the penalty that Mbappé converted late.
Why this matters for Real Madrid
The immediate impact is clear: Madrid ended 2025 with a win and their star forward level with the most prolific calendar-year scorer the club has ever had. From an on-field perspective, the performance also underlined the team’s reliance on a few decisive moments—set-piece delivery for the first goal and a drawn foul leading to the second—while Courtois’ shot-stopping remained central to protecting the result.
For Mbappé, matching Ronaldo’s benchmark adds a major Real Madrid-specific milestone to his first full year at the club, reinforcing his role as the team’s primary finisher. The club also framed the achievement as a year-defining moment, emphasizing the volume of multi-goal games that helped him reach 59.
Final Thoughts
Mbappé’s late penalty did more than seal three points—it placed him level with Ronaldo’s 2013 standard for the most Real Madrid goals in a calendar year. With the record now matched, the next storyline becomes whether 2026 brings a new outright high—and how Madrid’s overall performance level evolves around a forward already producing historic numbers.
