🐐Mbappé matches CR7, celebrates with "Siuuu", Cristiano replies 😍 | OneFootball

Last night, on his 27th birthday, Kylian Mbappé reached 59 goals in the calendar year (his first full year) with Real Madrid: equaling Cristiano Ronaldo's record from 2013.

A special moment for the Frenchman, who has reached his lifelong idol. That's why he celebrated just like him, talked about it in the post-match interview, and tagged him on social media.

He matches CR7's record and celebrates like him

After scoring the penalty for the 2-0 against Sevilla, Mbappé "borrowed" CR7's celebration to mark his 59 goals in the calendar year, which cannot be increased further, since Real Madrid's next match will be on January 4th.

After all, it's not the first time Mbappé has imitated Cristiano Ronaldo—just think back to his presentation day, when he said in front of the Bernabeu: "Un, dos, tres... Hala Madrid!"

After last night's goal, Mbappé himself wanted to pay tribute to CR7: "Cristiano helped me adapt to Real Madrid. We talked a lot. It was great. I have my own way of celebrating, but I wanted to dedicate this goal to him."

The post with CR7 and his comment

After the match, Mbappé made a post on Instagram with photos of his celebration, the caption "Believe in your dreams, champ!" and an image that has now become iconic: a very young 13-year-old Kylian together with Cristiano Ronaldo. The occasion was a multi-day trial at Valdebebas with Real Madrid, which ultimately did not result in a transfer.

CR7 himself commented on the post: just a few simple emojis, but they sum up the excellent relationship between the two, now united by the same number of goals in a calendar year. 59—no one else has done it like them at Real Madrid.

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