After three matches in the Champions League, Benzema could finally score his first goal and when he did, he did it the big way. The French football player made two goals before Galatasaray (6-0) overcoming Madrid’s legend himself, Alfredo di Stefano and placing himself as the third player in Real Madrid with more goals in Europe right behind Raul Gonzalez and Cristiano Ronaldo.
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In addition, he reached the 50 goals in the Champions League, making himself the fourth player with more goals in this competition leaving behind his pursuers, being currently active only Robert Levandowski, with 42 goals after the one he scored against Olympiacos during this Wednesday match.
The Frenchman even said after the game that he did not consider himself as a legend but that "yes, as he has more experience in the team, he had taken a step forward in the team”.
Year after year, pages in the history of the white club are being written, going from being the center of criticism every week to being considered a standard Real Madrid a leaderless team after Cristiano's departure.
Source: https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/real-madrid/20191107/471436318243/real-madrid-liga-futbol-benzema-di-stefano.html
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