An honor to equal Ronaldo’s calendar-year goal record for Real, says Mbappe

Kylian Mbappe said it was an honor to equal his idol Cristiano Ronaldo's record of 59 Real Madrid goals in a calendar year.

Mbappe, on his 27th birthday, tucked home an 86th-minute penalty against Sevilla in La Liga to match Ronaldo's club record and secure Real a 2-0 win at the Santiago Bernabeu.

"It's a special day because it's my birthday, I always said it would be a dream to play in a game on my birthday and at Real Madrid, the club of my dreams," Mbappe said.

"It was the objective to finish the year with a positive result and the record is incredible. To do like Cristiano did, my idol, the best player in Real Madrid's history and a world great, it's an honor for me.”

AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE