Real Madrid megastar nears major UEFA Champions League milestone ahead of AS Roma showdown

Real Madrid megastar nears major UEFA Champions League milestone ahead of AS Roma showdown Kylian Mbappe is set to reach a major milestone for Real Madrid when they face AS Roma tomorrow, with the French forward preparing to make his 100th Champions League appearance.  The occasion offers him an opportunity to put the noise surrounding the international break behind him and return to what he does best: scoring goals. Mbappe enters the fixture having already established himself among the competition’s most prolific forwards.  However, reaching three figures in appearances will mean little to the 27-year-old unless he can rediscover his sharpness in front of goal and help Madrid deliver another European result. Mbappe’s UCL record puts him alongside Europe’s elite Mbappe’s Champions League journey began with Monaco during the 2016–17 campaign, when his performances first announced him as one of Europe’s brightest young talents.  Since then, he has made 99 appearances in the competition, scoring 71 goals at an average of 0.71 per game. He has found the net in 49 of those matches, meaning he has scored in almost half of his Champions League outings.  His tally places him fifth on the competition’s all-time scoring list, level with Real Madrid legend Raul. Only Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Robert Lewandowski and Karim Benzema sit above him, with 140, 129, 109 and 90 goals respectively.  Mbappe’s record puts him in elite company, and his 100th appearance gives him another opportunity to strengthen his position among the competition’s greatest goalscorers. Hat-tricks, braces and a prolific spell at Real Madrid Mbappe’s European record reflects his ability to deliver in different ways.  He has scored four goals in a single match, achieving the feat against Olympiacos in a 3-4 encounter.  Mbappe is set to make his 100th Champions League appearance. (Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images) He has also recorded four Champions League hat-tricks, including two for Real Madrid, alongside 11 braces. Last season, the Frenchman finished as the Champions League’s top scorer with 15 goals.  His finishing numbers, however, also reveal room for improvement: of 56 shots, 30 were on target, 13 went wide, and 13 were blocked. That combination of elite production and imperfect accuracy shows the challenge facing Real Madrid’s leading attacker.  Mbappe remains one of the most dangerous forwards in Europe, but greater precision could make his numbers even more formidable.