Hat-trick hero Mbappe wants LaLiga title more than individual success

Kylian Mbappe insists winning the Laliga title will mean more to him than his first Real Madrid hat-trick.

The France international scored his first treble for Carlo Ancelotti's side, steering Madrid to a 3-0 win over Real Valladolid.

It marked a first hat-trick for the club just 19 Laliga games into his career, with only Ruud Van Nistelrooy, Gareth Bale and Emmanuel Adebayor needing fewer games to score their first treble for the club this century.

MBAPPE has now scored 15 league goals this season and 22 in all competitions, having found the net eight times in their last five matches.

Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo had previously suggested they want to help the World Cup winner finish as the competition's top scorer, although Mbappe is focused on reclaiming Madrid's Laliga Crown.

“That's nice, but I could say I have to help them too,” Mbappe responded to his teammates' comments.

“We all want the team to win. If I'm top scorer, great – I've done it many times in my career – but winning the league is the most important thing for me.”

The result left Madrid top of the Laliga table on 49 points, four points clear of second-place Atletico Madrid, who drew with Villarreal earlier on the same day.

“I'm happy with the hat-trick, but I'm more happy with the win,” Mbappe added on Real Madrid TV. “It was very important to win. After Atleti's result there was more pressure.”

Since the start of last December, only Newcastle United's Alexander Isak (14) has scored more goals than Mbappe (13) in all competitions among players from Europe's top five leagues.

Indeed, the former Paris Saint Germany star is one of the world's most in-form strikers, which Ancelotti acknowledged when he called him “the best centre-forward in the world” last weekend.

MBAPPE reiterated his commitment to the team but suggested he will play where Ancelotti's host of attacking talent will play.

“I said on the first day here that I can play in all three positions in attack,” the Frenchman added when asked to play centre-back.

“My adjustment is definitely over. I feel good, with my movements and my teammates, you can see it on the field.”