{"id":29322,"date":"2026-04-08T10:13:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T10:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/08\/mbapp-joins-messi-and-cristiano-ronaldo-in-elite-club-of-champions-league-top-scorers\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T10:13:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T10:13:31","slug":"mbapp-joins-messi-and-cristiano-ronaldo-in-elite-club-of-champions-league-top-scorers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/08\/mbapp-joins-messi-and-cristiano-ronaldo-in-elite-club-of-champions-league-top-scorers\/","title":{"rendered":"Mbapp joins Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in elite club of Champions League top scorers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ue-c-article--first-letter-highlighted\">Real Madrid managed to salvage a point in a game where it looked like everything would be lost. Kylian Mbapp was once again a great hero, scoring an important goal that breathed new life into the Champions League campaign. The final score was 1-2, and with this goal the Frenchman joined the elite group.<\/p>\n<p>The French striker reached 14 goals in a single season in the Champions League, becoming only the seventh player in history to achieve this feat.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">\n<p>Players who have scored 14 or more goals in a single season in the Champions League<\/h2>\n<p>Jos Altafini Ruud van Nistelrooy Lionel Messi Cristiano Ronaldo (3 times) Robert Lewandowski Karim Benzemakilian Mbapp<\/p>\n<p>Only seven football players have reached this milestone in the entire history of the UEFA Champions League, but it has been achieved nine times thanks to the sheer power of Cristiano Ronaldo.<\/p>\n<p>There is no doubt that Mbapp stepped up at important moments and became Real Madrid&#8217;s most decisive player. 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