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ESPN
Dec 10, 2024, 03:48 PM ET
Kylian Mbappé was substituted with an apparent injury during the first half of Real Madrid‘s Champions League clash at Atalanta on Tuesday, minutes after scoring his 50th career goal in the competition.
The France forward was substituted in the 35th minute after he went down with an injury, although he was able to walk off on his own. Rodrygo came on in his place.
Until then, it had been an excellent night for Mbappé.
He used an expert control with his left foot to gather a pass from Brahim Díaz before he quickly darted past a defender and unleashed a shot with his right foot into the far corner after just 10 minutes.
It meant Mbappé reached the 50-goal milestone in 79 matches — the fourth fastest in Champions League history after Ruud van Nistelrooy (62 games), Lionel Messi (66), and Robert Lewandowski (77).
Cristiano Ronaldo leads the all-time Champions League scoring list with 140 goals and Messi is next with 129.
Information from the Associated Press and ESPN’s Gab Marcotti contributed to this report.
