It is no secret Real Madrid rely heavily on Kylian Mbappé’s production up top, but Xabi Alonso refused to give all the credit to his superstar forward for his team’s recent success.
Mbappé played hero for Real Madrid once again at the weekend, scoring Los Blancos’ lone goal against Getafe to put his side top of the La Liga standings ahead of El Clásico. The Frenchman has now scored in 11 consecutive matches for club and country, bagging 18 goals in 14 appearances.
Alonso was asked in his postgame press conference if his team is developing a dependence on Mbappé, but the Spanish boss brushed off the notion.
“I wouldn’t say so,” Alonso said. “I’d say we’re very happy with him. He’s been decisive with his goals and his involvement. But there are many other things behind his goals. They’re all important.”
Mbappé might lead Real Madrid and La Liga in scoring in 2025–26, but much of his dominance in the final third comes from great link-up play with Arda Güler. Of the forward’s 10 goals from open play, five have been created by his Turkish teammate.
In fact, Güler has created 23 chances so far this season, the third-most across Europe’s top five leagues. Only former Real Madrid man Nico Paz, who now plays for Serie A side Como, and Mbappé have more.
