French giants Paris Saint-Germain reached the UEFA Champions League semifinals but once again fell short in 2023/24. That means Kylian Mbappe’s final shot at winning the trophy with the Ligue 1 champions has now passed.
The forward announced via a social media video on May 10 that he would be leaving PSG on a free transfer at the end of the season. Nearly a month later, Real Madrid confirmed the news many had been waiting for: Mbappe had signed a contract to join the Spanish and European champions.
Dortmund were beaten by Real Madrid in the title match of last season’s Champions League, so Mbappe had reason to believe that joining Los Blancos would give him a better chance of success in the competition. Yet things have not gone according to plan so far, and there’s a genuine risk they may not even reach the knockout phase at all.
So, what does his success rate look like in the Champions League throughout his career?
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Has Kylian Mbappe ever won the Champions League?
Although he has won 14 club trophies throughout his career to date, plus the 2018 FIFA World Cup with France, the Champions League remains elusive for Mbappe.
The 25-year-old got closest to winning the prestigious club competition back in 2019/20 when his PSG side were beaten 1-0 by Bayern Munich in the final.
He enjoyed a run to the semifinal stage a year later, where Manchester City defeated the Ligue 1 giants 4-1 on aggregate. Previously, he reached the semis with old side Monaco back in 2016/17 before they were knocked out by Italian giants Juventus, also 4-1 on aggregate.
Even though he hasn’t won the Champions League, he has taken many individual awards in the competition.
His form in the tournament helped him make an appearance in the UEFA Team of the Year in 2018, while he’s featured in the Champions League Team of the Season four times.
Madrid made a solid start to the 2024/25 Champions League campaign with Mbappe in their ranks. He scored in their opening 3-1 win over Stuttgart, could not avert a 1-0 loss at Lille but supplied the assist for Antonio Rudiger to spark an incredible 5-2 comeback win over Borussia Dortmund in which Vinicius Junior fired a hat-trick.
How many Champions League goals has Mbappe scored?
Arguably standing out as the best player of his generation, Mbappe has shone in the Champions League throughout his career.
First bursting onto the scene with Monaco in 2016/17, the France international struck six goals in nine competition appearances with all six coming throughout the knockout rounds against Manchester City, Borussia Dortmund and Juventus.
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His goalscoring return has remained phenomenal ever since his big-money move to PSG the following year.
As of November 27, 2024, Mbappe has scored 49 goals in just 78 appearances in the competition.
Kylian Mbappe Champions League goals
| Season | Goals | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 6 | 9 |
| 2017/18 | 4 | 8 |
| 2018/19 | 4 | 8 |
| 2019/20 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020/21 | 8 | 10 |
| 2021/22 | 6 | 8 |
| 2022/23 | 7 | 8 |
| 2023/24 | 6 | 12 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 5 |
| Total | 49 | 78 |
What stage has Mbappe reached in the Champions League each season?
The table below illustrates the stage of the Champions League that Mbappe reached during each of his previous seasons in the competition.
| Season | Club | Stage | Appearances | Goals |
| 2016/17 | Monaco | Semifinal | 9 | 6 |
| 2017/18 | PSG | Last 16 | 8 | 4 |
| 2018/19 | PSG | Last 16 | 8 | 4 |
| 2019/20 | PSG | Final | 10 | 5 |
| 2020/21 | PSG | Semifinal | 10 | 8 |
| 2021/22 | PSG | Last 16 | 8 | 6 |
| 2022/23 | PSG | Last 16 | 8 | 7 |
| 2023/24 | PSG | Semifinals | 12 | 8 |
