Kylian Mbappe is making Champions League history, joining Lionel Messi on the elite list

Kylian Mbappe of Real Madrid (AP photo) Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe added another milestone to his impressive UEFA Champions League career on Wednesday, becoming the second fastest player to reach 100 assists in the competition’s history.The French superstar reached the milestone during Real Madrid’s clash with AEK Athens when he found the net in the 78th minute to take his total of goals and assists to 100. Mbappe now has 74 goals and 26 assists in 102 Champions League appearances.Only Lionel Messi has reached the milestone faster with 100 assists in 101 games. The Argentine great achieved this while representing Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) before moving to Major League Soccer (MLS) where he currently plays for Inter Miami.Cristiano Ronaldo remains at the top of the Champions League goals tally so far with 182, including 140 goals and 42 assists.

Mbappe milestone as Real Madrid stage comeback against AEK Athens

The record-breaking moment came during a lively encounter in Athens where Real Madrid had to fight back after falling behind twice before eventually securing a 3-2 victory.AEK Athens took an early lead through Aboubakary Koita who opened the scoring in the 12th minute after being assisted by Luka Jovic.Real Madrid thought they had found an equalizer when Vinicius Jr.’s cross ended up in the net after Jude Bellingham’s layup. However, the goal was disallowed as the England midfielder was ruled offside.Bellingham made up for a disallowed effort just three minutes later, producing a superb backhand finish in the 32nd minute to bring Madrid back into the match, as per Goal.com .Mbappe also had an opportunity to create danger when he picked out the unmarked Marco Cucurella, but he was unable to take advantage of this chance with his weaker leg.The home side regained the advantage in the 75th minute, with Koita turning provider this time as he set up Stavro Pilo to bring AEK Athens to the brink of a memorable victory.However, Madrid responded almost immediately. Denzel Dumfries headed in a cross which Mbappe converted in the 78th minute to restore parity while adding his 100th Champions League goal contribution.As the game drew to a close, Federico Valverde rose with a stunning strike to find the top corner to complete Madrid’s comeback and seal a dramatic 3-2 win.The win ensured that Mbappe’s personal milestone was accompanied by another important result for Real Madrid in Europe.