Karim Benzema enters the podium of historic scorers

Wednesday evening was particularly good for Karim Benzema. In addition to being a key player in Real Madrid’s qualification for the Champions League final, the Merengue captain scored his fifteenth goal of the season against Manchester City in the competition, joining Robert Lewandowski at the same time. in third place among the historic scorers of the C1, with 86 achievements.

The French international scored the qualifying goal against City (95th) from the penalty spot in extra time, after scoring a double (including a penalty) in the first leg in Manchester (Madrid 4-3 defeat). The other two Madrid goals (3-1 final score) were scored in two minutes by the Brazilian Rodrygo (90, 90+1), who came on in the 68th minute. The latter now has 5 goals in C1 this season.

In the standings for the season, Benzema leads with fifteen goals, ahead of Lewandowski (13) whose team, Bayern Munich, was knocked out in the quarter-finals by Villarreal. As for the ranking of historical scorers, Benzema and Lewandowski are still far from the leading duo: Lionel Messi (125 goals) and Cristiano Ronaldo (140).