Karim Benzemawho will return this Wednesday to lead the attack of real Madrid he is new Liverpool within Santiago Bernabeu, in the round of 16 second leg of the top continental competition (2-5 in the first leg), he became a real monster for English teams. The French striker scored 18 goals in 24 matches in UEFA champions league against clubs of premier league: six to Liverpool and another half dozen City of Manchesterfive to Chelsea and one of the Manchester United. It was his highest tally against opposition from one country, including seven last season, and surpassed his 15 goals against German teams.
His goals in the first leg of this tie against the ‘reds’ were his first this season in the competition. The Frenchman has scored 12 goals in his last seven league games knockout phasescoring in every game except the last season of the previous season.
Benzema, who missed last week’s win over the spanish at the Bernabéu due to “ankle discomfort”, he scored six goals against Liverpool in the European Cup, more than any other player. The French matched the record of Leo Messi which has seen the door in 18 consecutive seasons at UEFA champions league and he is the first player to score in 19 consecutive calendar years in said competition (2005-2023).
Benzema is the top scorer of UEFA champions league 2021-22 with 15 goals, ten of which came in the knockout rounds, equaling the record for Cristiano Ronaldo in the 2017-18 edition, also included real Madrid.
This season, the French striker accumulate eight damage. A total of 14 games out of 41 played by the team were lost real Madrid, although it shows acceptable numbers despite not having reached its best version yet. In the 27 official matches he played, he scored 18 goals and five assists.
Three goals from Robert Lewandowski
Remember that too Benzema He is just three goals from the Pole Robert Lewandowskicurrent forward of boatin the list of top scorers of UEFA champions league (including qualifying rounds). Cristiano Ronaldo tops the rankings with 141 targets, second is Leo Messi with 129, third place goes to Lewandowski (91) and the room is occupied by Benzema (88).
Real Madrid will defend this Wednesday at home the 2-5 first leg against Liverpool on their way to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League. In the first leg, the ‘red’ flew in Anfieldwith early goals from Darwin Nunez (4′) and Mohamed Salah (14′). However, the merengue team equalized before the break, thanks to a brace from Vinicius (21′, 36′) -the Brazilian scored against Liverpool for the third consecutive season-, before goals from Eder Militao (47′) and Karim Benzema (55′, 67′) in the second half made in Liverpool the first defeat in their history at home in a first leg against a non-English rival in the competition for UEFA.
Source: La Verdad
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