Warning signs – Kylian Mbappe needs help from his Real Madrid teammates | OneFootball

If there is one outfield player who has truly carried Real Madrid this season, it is Kylian Mbappe. This statement is no longer up for debate. 

Week after week, match after match, the French forward has delivered at a level that separates him not just from his teammates, but from the rest of world football.

For the first time this season, Mbappe has gone beyond his already high standards by comfortably surpassing his average goals-per-game ratio. 

He ends the year as the world’s top scorer with an astonishing 59 goals. In a season where Real Madrid have often struggled for balance and fluency, Mbappe has been the constant. 

When the team has lacked ideas, he has provided solutions. When confidence has dipped, he has dragged them forward almost single-handedly.

No one comes close to him

The problem for Real Madrid is not Mbappe’s form, but what is happening around him. The support has simply not been good enough. To understand the scale of the issue, the numbers paint a brutal picture. 

Vinicius Jr. has managed just 13 goals in 2025, while Jude Bellingham has scored 12. For players expected to share the attacking burden, that return feels underwhelming.

Mbappe is playing on a different level. (Photo by Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty Images)

The gap is not only noticeable, but also alarming. Mbappe alone has outscored the rest of the squad combined. 

Beyond him, Rodrygo, despite a small upturn in form in recent weeks, has reached 10 goals. Endrick, who has had limited opportunities under Carlo Ancelotti, has scored five.

The same tally applies to Arda Guler and Gonzalo Garcia, with most of his goals coming in the Club World Cup. 

Lastly, Brahim Diaz has also added five goals in 2025, while Federico Valverde has contributed just four.

All of this makes one thing painfully clear – Mbappe is operating on a completely different level. 

He is playing a season of his own, while the rest of the squad struggles to keep pace. 

Unless others step up soon, Real Madrid risk wasting one of the most dominant individual seasons in modern football.