UEFA Champions League: Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema joins Cristiano Ronaldo on THIS elite list
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Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has now scored 41 goals in 41 matches this season, including 8 goals in the UEFA Champions League knockout matches.
Manchester City defeated Real Madrid 4-3 in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League semifinal at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday. The only silver lining in the Real Madrid loss was the brace by their star striker Karim Benzema. With two more goals to his name, Benzema has now become the first player after Ronaldo to score eight goals in the knockout stage of the Champions League.
The Real Madrid star Benzema is also the second player to score 40+ goals in a single season for Real. Earlier, Cristiano had scored 44 goals 2017-18 season for the same club.
@Benzema: "We need our fans and we are going to do something magical, which is to win."#UCL pic.twitter.com/gCVFPf3Itk
— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadriden) April 26, 2022
City took the lead after 94 seconds, the fastest goal scored in a Champions League semi-final, with Kevin De Bruyne`s superb diving header after Riyad Mahrez made a piercing run at the Real defence, switched inside and then delivered a killer cross.
