Madrid –
Karim Benzema score one goal in the win Real Madrid on Atalanta 3-1. Now only four players have scored more goals than Benzema.
The top French striker opened Madrid’s advantage in the second leg match of the Champions League last 16 on Wednesday (17/3/2021). Starting from an error at Atalanta’s back line, Luka Modric stabbed the penalty box before sending a low pass to Benzema who was standing in a free position. Then without much difficulty, Benzema threw the ball into the bottom corner of the net.
After lunch, The whites enlarge the score through the conversion of a Sergio Ramos penalty. Atalanta had time to revive hope after Luis Muriel scored a goal back in the last 10 minutes. However, Madrid dealt a crushing blow after Marco Asensio restored his team’s two-goal lead not long after.
Thanks to this result, Madrid has the right to advance to the quarter-finals with a 4-1 aggregate advantage over Atalanta. For Benzema, his one goal against Marco Sportiello, took his coffers to 70, the fifth most in the history of this competition.
Uefa noted, there are only a handful of players who exceed Benzema’s score, namely the record holder Cristiano Ronaldo (134 goals); followed by Lionel Messi (120), Robert Lewandowski (72), and Raul Gonzalez (71).
A total of 58 goals recorded for Benzema Real Madrid for 107 games. Twelve other goals were contributed by the Algerian player for Lyon in 19 appearances.
Thus, Karim Benzema has scored 21 goals for Madrid in all competitions this season. The 33-year-old striker is on fire after scoring six goals in his last five appearances.
Real Madrid become one of the six teams that have confirmed themselves to the quarterfinals Champions League. The five other teams that qualify are Liverpool, Manchester City, Paris St. Germain, Borussia Dortmund and Porto. The other two places will be contested by Lazio, Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid and Chelsea.
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