Erling Haaland relaunches the debate with Kylian Mbappé!

Mbappe or Haaland? Who will be the best player on the planet in the very, very near future? Often compared to players of his generation, like Vinicius Junior, the tricolor striker was a little mocked on social networks on Tuesday evening, after the historic quintuplet of the Norwegian cyborg. While the latter was more than decisive with his family, the Frenchman failed to carry his team against Bayern. Of course, this does not call into question the level of Kylian Mbappé, just as it should also be noted that it was not the same adversity in front. But for many supporters, there is clearly debate and some are starting to place Haaland above without much doubt.

It must be said that this season, the offensive reference of Pep Guardiola has 10 goals in 6 games in the most prestigious of European competitions. Kylian Mbappé has 7 goals in 8 games, which remains exceptional, but below the Norwegian, of course. The Nordic player’s passing times are also better than those of his French counterpart, as Cityzen overtook the Parisian to become the youngest player to reach 30 goals in the Champions League. With 33 goals in the competition in just 25 games, the former Borussia Dortmund player is likely to soon do better than Mbappé, author of 40 goals, but with more than twice as many matches as his “rival”: 61 in total.

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Are they really rivals?

From a purely statistical point of view, Haaland therefore does better. What to make turn their jacket to the European journalists? Not necessarily. On the side of Madrid, we remain rather pro-Mbappé. “Me, I am more Mbappé, but Haaland is one of the chosen ones”for example launched Edu Aguirre in the set of The Chiringuito. Same story for the famous pro-Madrid journalist Tomas Roncero, who gave his opinion on the air SER padlock : “Haaland is more killer, while Mbappé is more flamboyant. If it’s to replace Benzema, Real need Haaland instead. Haaland would be a strategic recruit, but Mbappé would be a galactic recruit. If I could recruit one this summer, it would be the Frenchman.. On social media, however, many Madrid fans have reported that with Vinicius Junior in the squad, in addition to Karim Benzema’s already advanced age, Real Madrid need Haaland more than Mbappé.

In what emerges from the analyzes that can be read everywhere in the media, Haaland is a more decisive player, more killer, more clutch, while Mbappé is presented as more complete and more beautiful to see playing. In general, the analyzes are quite mixed, and for many, the real rival of the Frenchman is rather Vinicius Junior, the style of play of the Frenchman and the Brazilian being much closer, not to mention their position on the ground. Haaland is evolving in a completely different register. For many, Vinicius and Mbappé would find it difficult to play on the same team, while Mbappé and Haaland would be completely compatible. But there is no doubt that the comparisons between the Norwegian and the French will continue for quite a while…