India, Dec. 23 -- Kylian Mbappe is beginning to look at ease in a Real Madrid shirt, with his cutting edge and confidence in front of goal steadily returning. Still, as Los Blancos battle through another demanding campaign, there are lingering questions about whether the system around him truly brings out his best. After a stop-start debut season at the Santiago Bernabeu, where he had to adjust to an unfamiliar No. 9 role, Mbappe has now become the centrepiece of Madrid's attack, gradually filling the space once occupied by Vinicius Junior. This season, the new Madrid No. 9 has also matched Cristiano Ronaldo's best-ever goal tally of 59 in a calendar year (which he achieved in 2013), a striking milestone that underlines his growing influe...