Karim does not have to grow as a goal scorer in the ‘Casa Blanca’ team as much as in the Champions League
The striker from Real Madrid, Karim Benzema, has become the fifth player in the history of the Champions League to mark 70 goals and be one of the great stars of the European football team.
In the duel between the Octavos of the Final of the champions Ante Atalanta, Benzema saw the opening of the marker for the merengues thanks to the assistance of Luka Modric who left the day alone in front of the goal. In agreement with MisterChip, the annotation of the galo lo coloca in a historical list of elements such as Cristiano Ronaldo (135 goals), Lionel Messi (120 goals), Robert Lewandowski (72) and Raúl (71).
Since Ronaldo’s departure from the ‘Casa Blanca’ in 2018, Karim has taken on the role of Madrid’s top scorer in the Champions League and, despite his annotation against the Italian team, the delinquent has 14 goals, the same as Cristiano Juventus in the last three editions of the UEFA clubs’ top league.
On the other hand, Karim Benzema is alone in the debates of Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Raúl as the player who has the most rivals he has scored in the Champions League. The French have 32 different teams.