Kylian Mbappé started the 2025/26 season by scoring the only goal of the match between Real Madrid and Osasuna from the penalty spot. In this way, the '10' of the 'Casa Blanca' reached a great number of converted penalties, meaning he surpassed Robert Lewandowski in just one season.
The Frenchman, with his shot from the 11-meter spot, reached 8 penalties scored, unlike the Polish 'killer' who in three seasons has only converted 7 maximum penalties out of 8, missing in his first season as a 'Azulgrana' against Almería.
It is worth remembering that Kylian has been responsible for taking penalties in the league competition on 10 occasions, missing two, which were against Athletic Club de Bilbao and Real Sociedad.
Thus, it is evident how the 'Blanco' team is one of the most favored by refereeing decisions in LaLiga, whether they are controversial or totally fair.
Privileges in LaLiga? Mbappé takes more penalties than Lewandowski with fewer seasons
In this context, Lewandowski arrived at FC Barcelona in the summer of 2022 and in three seasons has only taken 8 penalties, while Mbappé in just one season (2024/25) took 9 plus 1 in the current season.
Now it remains to be seen what the current season holds in terms of goalscoring figures, considering the fact that the native of Warsaw scored 42 goals in 52 matches last season, while 'Kiki' converted 44 goals in 59 matches, taking into account that he also played in the Club World Cup.
Real Madrid and their romance with penalties
In this argumentative order, there is a conditioning factor in the matches of the 'Casa Blanca', regardless of the competition; this was demonstrated last season. During 2024/25, the 'Blanco' team was awarded a total of 19 penalties, of which 7 did not end in a goal.
Kylian Mbappé was in charge of executing 10 of them in the different tournaments, failing on 3 occasions. Vinicius Jr. took 6 penalties, but only converted half of them. Jude Bellingham had 2 opportunities from the penalty spot and missed one, while Federico Valverde also had an attempt, without success.
In this section, it remains to be seen how the European arbitration will develop, especially considering that the penalty awarded to Mbappé against Osasuna seems to have been an erroneous interpretation by referee Adrián Cordero. The action indicates that it is the Frenchman who fouls the Navarre defender with a stamp and not the other way around, as decided by the referee.