When Cristiano Ronaldo left the team Juventus, real Madrid orphaned of his goals. Since then, the Whites have scored 386 goals, 124 of which came from Benzema. Almost one out of every three goals (32.1%) of the team is signed Karim. To put the data in context, in Cristiano’s nine seasons with Madrid from 2009 to 2018, the Portuguese scored 32.7% of Madrid’s goals (450 of 1,375 goals). practically the same rate.
11 December 2010 MourinhoAs the Whites coach, he wanted to belittle Benzema’s goal-scoring ability in the press room, warning that “if you don’t have a dog to hunt and you have a cat, you go with a cat because you can’t go alone.” “. Today he mutated “cat” to “tiger” ancelotti. On Wednesday, when Madrid arrives Stamford Bridge, Carletto she made a joke Karim. The technician himself explained to the cameras of Amazon Prime Italy: “When we got off the bus, I saw that he could not find the accreditation, and I told him that I would not play … And I ordered the chiropractor. To warm up. Fortunately, he found it! ha!”.
10 goals from the last 11
Benzema has scored 10 of the last 11 goals. Real Madrid. More specifically, the last seven, including the last six trios in the Champions League Paris Saint-Germain also Bernabeu and Chelsea over London. Karim in addition to the team backstroke and wearing the collar (because Marcelo plays little or not at all), took over from Cristiano Ronaldo, with whom they did not cooperate or serve. Bale No danger No Jovic.
Karim has already scored 11 goals in this Champions League, six in the last 75 minutes, almost every ten minutes. The figure that places him in second place after the Pole Robert Lewandowski which adds one more and connected with situations, ajax. Despite her score skyrocketing, she’s avoiding the limelight and doesn’t show an excessive ego when it comes to justifying herself. He even left a very interesting reflection at the end of his London show against Chelsea: “I’m not playing football to be the best in the world. I play for nights like this from Stamford BridgeAdded words to another statement describing his particular vision: “I play for people who know football.” And among these people are two people who were very close to him and played a key role in its emergence: Zinedin Zidan and Carlo Ancelotti. Zizou Despite Mourinho, he suggested that he continue in Madrid because “you will eventually become a legend at the Bernabéu”. AND CarlettoAt the end of the match in London he identified her with the usual ‘savoir’ fairy: “Karim is like wine, every day is better”.
Benzema He never had a phenomenal header, but that’s how he scored the first two goals against the ‘blues’. In the first, it was especially complicated, he was running and the ball was lagging behind. But Karim jumped on the ball and hit Mendy. He even praised Santillana: “Two incredible headshots that I didn’t know if I could score. Two different goals, but both very difficult. First with courage and determination, second with intelligence and grace. Praises for Benzema are ending”.
For his teammate Courtois, the other pillar on which Madrid stands, “Benzema is the best striker in the world. His level continues to rise. He doesn’t just score goals, he creates play, he directs the attack, he creates chances”. additionally Ferdinand River White hats off to #9: “Benzema was modest enough to be in the background when Cristiano was there. Now he’s out of the shadows, 34 years old and the best #9 in the league.” World”. So it should come as no surprise that they stopped talking about it in the Madrid dressing room. mbappe and hailand and everybody asks Golden Ball for Benzema. What a consensus Cristiano managed to rally around him.