Paris Saint-Germain, future opponents of Madrid in the round of 16 of the Champions League (February 15 and March 9) is warned. As in 2021, Karim Benzema is still as efficient as ever.
With a brace against FC Valence (4-1) on Saturday January 8 in La Liga, the striker now has 301 goals in all competitions under the colors of the “White House”. The French international who has not hidden his pride has scored 17 goals in the Spanish league this season with 20 appearances on the clock.
” This club is the best in the world for me “
” It is a pride to put these figures in this club, it makes me very happy. This club is the best in the world for me. We had a great game after the loss against Getafe (1-0 last weekend, Editor’s note), we won in the Cup and there we played a great match in front of our home crowd, it was important », Said the captain of Real about the bar of 300 goals.
In the history of the Merengue, Benzema finds himself only beaten by Cristiano Ronaldo (450 goals), Raúl (323) and Alfredo Di Stefano (308). It has been almost twelve years since Benzema, 34, arrived in Madrid. The tricolor striker needed 584 games to reach these 301 achievements. The one who found the France team in 2021 still thrives on the pitch.
The former Olympique Lyonnais player shone in 2021 and begins the year of the World Cup in Qatar with the appetite of a kid at snack time. Last year, he scored 47 goals in all competitions. And he won his first title with the France team with the League of Nations. ” Karim is like a great French wine. It gets better with age “, Explained his Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti. Since the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo, who left Madrid in the summer of 2018, Benzema has become the leader of the gang. It is for him that the team plays.
Ready to win titles in 2022
The Madrilenian should in 2022 want to forget the absence of club trophies last season and the premature exit of the Blues in the round of 16 of the Euro.
With a goal against Sevilla last November, Benzema had scored his 361st goal in all competitions, since the start of his career. A figure that allowed him to become the most prolific French scorer in club history. What to exceed a certain Thierry Henry. In 2022, he is ready to win titles and equal other records.