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The latest news from Real Madrid involve the Champions League debut, a competition that Kylian Mbappé has made his top priority this season after scoring in the 2-1 victory over Inter Milan. The 27-year-old French striker believes that José Mourinho's team must function as a unit in order to compete for the European title again.

Mbappé opened the scoring in the 14th minute, and Fede Valverde made it 2-0 nine minutes later. Inter pulled one back through Carlos Augusto, but Real Madrid held onto the lead and bagged their first three points in this Champions League campaign.

Kylian Mbappé prioritizes Champions League over Ballon d'Or

Kylian Mbappé started the new European campaign just as he ended the previous one: scoring. Last season, he was the Champions League's top scorer with 15 goals in 11 matches, a tally exceeded only by Cristiano Ronaldo in two editions of the competition.

The goal against Inter also boosted his historical record to 71 goals in 99 Champions League matches. In doing so, Mbappé equaled Raúl González as the competition's fifth all-time leading scorer, having scored 23 goals with Real Madrid, 42 with PSG, and six with Monaco.

Despite these individual numbers, the Frenchman has set his sights on collective achievements. Even before the European debut, he made it clear that winning the Champions League with the Whites was more important to him than the Ballon d'Or, an award for which he is seen as a contender this season.

Post-match, he reiterated the same sentiment. The forward believes that the team needs to act more collectively than they did last season when Madrid failed to clinch the Champions League and fell short of meeting all their objectives.

José Mourinho persuades Mbappé

The arrival of José Mourinho has also influenced the striker's discourse. Mbappé has praised the intensity demanded by the Portuguese coach and, above all, the clarity with which he communicates to each player what is expected of them on the field. Mourinho has managed to connect with Mbappé, unleashing his best form.

Before the Inter match, Mbappé had already highlighted one of the main virtues he sees in Mourinho: his ability to guide a group toward a common goal. That idea directly aligns with the message of unity that Mbappé conveyed after securing the first European victory.

The forward has also publicly embraced his responsibility for scoring goals. Following the defeat against Betis in LaLiga, he emphasized that scoring is one of his primary duties. Four days later, he answered against Inter with the goal that kickstarted the victory at the Bernabéu.

The next test comes in LaLiga

The schedule now offers Real Madrid a chance to translate that collective idea to the domestic league. The team will host Rayo Vallecano on Saturday, September 12, at 9:00 PM, before returning to the Champions League in October to face Roma.

Kylian Mbappé will approach that game having regained his scoring touch and with his European objective clear since the opening fixture. The next step will be to maintain his offensive output in LaLiga and ensure that the message of unity he shares with Mourinho continues on the field.

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