Kylian Mbappe's brace over Villarreal etched his name into the history books once more as he overtook Ronaldo's impressive record.
Mbappe scored twice in six minutes on Saturday to surpass the Brazilian legend's tally of goals in a debut season with Real Madrid.
Ronaldo scored 30 goals across all competitions in his debut season with Real Madrid in 2002/03.
But that record was snatched from the former striking superstar on Saturday evening as Mbappe celebrated with Cristiano Ronaldo's iconic 'I'm here' celebration after scoring his 31st goal for Los Blancos.
Only three other players in Madrid's celebrated history have managed more on their inaugural Bernabeu campaign, with CR7's 2009/10 season level with Ruud van Nistelrooy (2006/07) on 33 - four shy of Ivan Zamorano's legendary haul of 37 back in 1992/93.
"They are legends who have defined an era, but in the end, it's all about numbers. If I score many more goals than Ronaldo and Cristiano, it doesn't mean I'm better," Mbappe told Real Madrid TV.
"The most important thing is to help and win titles. Scoring goals is important, but it's only worth it if we win La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the Champions League."
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That wasn't the only record slashed by Mbappe on Saturday either.
The French international's brace also made it 17 goals across all competitions in 2025 so far in Europe's top five leagues - second only to his former PSG teammate Ousmane Dembele.
Mbappe's opening goal came 17 minutes into play with the forward pouncing on a rebound to fire it into the back of the net.
It followed Brahim Diaz's failed chip over the keeper, which Mbappe was on hand to send home swiftly after.
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Within six minutes, Mbappe was celebrating again. Lucas Vazquez received Federico Valverde's pass on the right flank which made its way to the Frenchman.
Mbappe received a cut-back pass from Vazquez to blaze it into the top corner and put Madrid ahead.
It turned the tables quickly for Madrid after they had gone 1-0 down within seven minutes through Juan Foyth's early strike.
Foyth found the roof of the net after being unmarked from a corner to send it past Thibaut Courtois in goal.
The game finished 2-1, with Mbappe's goals securing Real Madrid's spot at the top of La Liga.
Mbappe's impressive scoring in the league has not yet been enough to catch 36-year-old Robert Lewandowski though.
The Polish striker has netted 21 league goals to Mbappe's 20, including nine in the Champions League for Barcelona.
Real Madrid are currently tied for first in the league table in Spain's top-flight, level on 60 points with Barcelona but with a worse goal difference.
Barca, who also have a game in hand, restored their slight advantage following their dramatic 3-2 comeback over third-placed Atletico Madrid on Sunday.
