India, Jan. 29 -- Kylian Mbappe walked into Lisbon with Real Madrid needing a statement night. He still produced one - even if the scoreboard went the other way.

On Wednesday, the Frenchman rewrote a Champions League chapter that had carried Cristiano Ronaldo's fingerprints for a decade, becoming the most prolific scorer ever in the competition's first phase in a single season.

Mbappe's brace at the Estadio da Luz took him to 13 goals in the 2025-26 Champions League league phase, a new benchmark under UEFA's revamped format. The previous record belonged to Ronaldo, who struck 11 for Real Madrid in 2015-16, and it has stood untouched since then.

Kylian Mbappe is not just breaking records, he is lapping the field. He now leads the Champi...