Actual Madrid supervisor Carlo Ancelotti mentioned Kylian Mbappé has the potential to achieve the identical degree as membership nice Cristiano Ronaldo after he scored a hat-trick in a 3-1 win over Manchester Metropolis on Wednesday that took the Champions League holders into the spherical of 16.
Ronaldo is Madrid’s all-time main scorer with 451 objectives in 438 video games for the 15-times Champions League winners.
“He has the standard to achieve his numbers, however he has to work, as a result of Cristiano set the bar very excessive, however he’s so excited to play right here, he can attain Cristiano’s degree,” Ancelotti advised a information convention.
“Everybody was ready for this hat trick from him and it has lastly arrived. However Mbappé isn’t the one one, we’ve got many gamers who make a distinction. And so they make a distinction with their collective work above their particular person high quality which is outstanding.”
Mbappé, who scored 256 objectives in 308 appearances over six years at Paris Saint-Germain, mentioned he didn’t care about being the highest scorer if it didn’t result in silverware.
“I used to be the Champions League’s prime scorer final yr, however did I win it? No,” Mbappe advised reporters.
“I do not care about being the main scorer, in my profession, I’ve scored many objectives. If with these objectives we win titles I’ll signal with my blood. If I can rating 50, all the higher, however all I would like is to win titles,” he added.
Ancelotti lamented that his facet needed to undergo the ache of the knockout spherical however mentioned that they have been guilty after a gradual begin to the marketing campaign that brought about them to complete exterior the highest eight within the league standings
The holders will face Bayer Leverkusen or metropolis rivals Atlético Madrid, relying on Friday’s draw, as they search a record-extending sixteenth title.
“It is not optimistic in any respect having to undergo the knock-out as a result of we needed to play 10 video games to get to the final 16,” Ancelotti mentioned.
“We’re not popping out of a tough interval, we’re coming into one as a result of that is when the true season begins. There isn’t any solution to cease, to relaxation. However on an emotional degree, certain, this tie has been good for us. Let’s preserve rolling.”
Mbappe mentioned he would like to play native rivals Atlético within the subsequent spherical.
“For me it’s higher to play in opposition to Atlético as a result of we do not have to journey, as a result of we journey so much. They might be two very tough video games however one with out touring.”
