According to RMC, K. Mbappé will begin his third La Liga season on Saturday evening, with Espanyol as his first opponent. Following a strong World Cup performance and winning the Pichichi award as La Liga's top scorer in the previous two seasons, the French striker is being pressured by Spanish media to achieve what Cristiano Ronaldo could not: becoming the first Real Madrid player in 40 years to win the Golden Boot three consecutive times.

No Real Madrid player has managed this feat in the past 40 La Liga seasons, not even Cristiano Ronaldo, Mbappé's idol. The Real Madrid star is beginning his third crucial season in Spain, and local media have made their expectations of him abundantly clear.

Over the past two seasons, Real Madrid failed to win any major trophies and the club descended into turmoil, with dressing room conflicts. A squad overhaul officially began after Carlo Ancelotti took over in the summer. Mbappé must maintain his scoring form to salvage his overall assessment, which has not met expectations.

Like Hugo Sánchez in the 1980s, who won the Pichichi three consecutive times

The French striker is just 14 goals away from the 100-goal milestone at Real Madrid (across all competitions). As.com emphasized on Saturday that his highest target this season is winning the Pichichi award for a third time, which would etch his name into club history.

Looking back at K. Mbappé's first La Liga season (2024-2025), the 27-year-old striker won the Pichichi with 31 goals. He then successfully defended the award in the 2025-2026 season with 25 goals. Cristiano Ronaldo won the Pichichi three times during his career, with two consecutive wins (2014, 2015).

Before Ronaldo, Hugo Sánchez, known as "El Azteca," who dominated Real Madrid in the late 1980s and is now regarded as Mexico's greatest player, won this award three consecutive times. Prior to him, Alfredo Di Stéfano, the Spanish legend, won it four consecutive times during the club's golden era in the 1950s (1956, 1957, 1958, 1959).

K. Mbappé has the opportunity to reach this level. However, whether merely proving himself through consistent and impressive statistics will be enough to satisfy Real Madrid fans, who have strict expectations for him, remains an open question. At minimum, his opening match of the new season on Saturday evening against Espanyol will be closely watched, particularly since he has never scored at Espanyol's home ground before.

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