Kylian Mbappe turned the Champions League 2025 top scorers’ competition upside down after his hat-trick against Manchester City.
The French international did not have a good start to the Champions League and was subjected to many criticisms, but it seems that the Round of 16 play-off witnessed a very big explosion for him with Los Blancos.
Mbappe scored a goal in the first leg against City, then a hat-trick in the second leg at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Mbappe finds fierce competition in the presence of elite strikers, but a surprise may appear in who is the Champions League top scorer so far.
Champions League 2025 top scorers after Mbappe’s hat-trick
Borussia Dortmund striker Serhou Guirassy maintains his status as the Champions League’s top scorer so far with 10 goals.
With Mbappe’s hat-trick, the Real Madrid star reached third place with 7 goals.
Mbappe is only ahead of Robert Lewandowski (9 goals), his Barcelona teammate Rafinha (8 goals) and Erling Haaland.
Champions League 2025 top scorers
1 Serhou Guirassy, Borussia Dortmund, 10 goals.
2 Robert Lewandowski, Barcelona, 9 goals.
3 Raphinha, Barcelona, 8 goals.
4 Erling Haaland, Manchester City, 8 goals.
5 Kylian Mbappe, Real Madrid, 7 goals.
6 Vinicius Junior, Real Madrid, 7 goals.
7 Vangelis Pavlidis, Benfica, 7 goals.
8 Harry Kane, Bayern Munich, 7 goals.
9 Antoine Griezmann, Atletico Madrid, 6 goals.
10 Julian Alvarez, Atletico Madrid, 6 goals.