Mbappé won the Pichichi Trophy in his first season in Madrid, netting 31 league goals, and is on track to retain his crown after scoring his 19th of 2025–26. The effort puts him five clear of Mallorca’s Vedat Muriqi, eight clear of Barcelona’s Ferran Torres and ten clear of his teammate, Lewandowski.

Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe is reportedly insisting that he does not want to return to action until fully fit following a knee injury, meaning the France international could be absent for Los Blancos' match at home to Levante in La Liga this Sunday.

After rushing back from his knee injury in order to reportedly save Xabi Alonso's position as Real Madrid head coach, Kylian Mbappé took a key decision on the recovery of his knee injury.

Kylian Mbappé continues to complain of knee pain and is a doubt for Real Madrid against Levante on Saturday, reports have revealed. Having picked up the knee problem earlier in December, Mbappé played through discomfort to challenge Cristiano Ronaldo’s calendar-year goal record—ultimately tying the Portugal international at 59—before Madrid confirmed he would need time on the sidelines towards the end of the month.

The forward has not travelled to Saudi Arabia, where the Supercopa is hosted, and has stayed in Madrid to work on his recovery. Madrid have left two physios, Sebastian Devillaz and Guillermo Zurdo, in Spain with Mbappe to aid his rehabilitation and give him the best possible chance of being available for the final.

The interim coach held a press conference on Friday ahead of Saturday’s La Liga match against Levante, where he was asked about Mbappe. The forward’s availability for the game was in doubt due to lingering knee problems he has been dealing with in recent weeks.

Against Levante, he played the 90 minutes without any problems and scored his 19th goal in as many league games. One of the best pieces of news for Real Madrid in a very busy afternoon session at the Bernabeu was the performance of Kylian Mbappe.

Kylian Mbappe's European Golden shoe defence is being challenged by the likes of Harry Kane and Erling Haaland.

Kylian Mbappé scored his 50th LaLiga goal on Saturday, becoming the second fastest player this century to reach the milestone.