French star Karim Benzema, captain of Real Madrid, added 3 new distinguished numbers after scoring the goal of Real Madrid's victory over Seville, yesterday, Sunday, in the 32nd round of the Spanish Football League.
Thanks to Benzema's goal, Real Madrid won a difficult 3-2 victory in the exciting match, to consolidate its position in the lead by 75 points, 15 points behind its closest competitors and close to the official crowning of the League title.
Benzema does not give up and snatches the winning goal against Seville #La Liga #beINLiga #LaLiga pic.twitter.com/VdOW9mZK0A
— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) April 17, 2022
The first is Benzema's 25th goal in the League this season, the highest goal he has achieved in the league since his move to Real Madrid in 2009, where he scored 24 goals in the 2015-2016 season.
2009/10: 8⚽
2010/11: 15⚽
2011/12: 21⚽
2012/13: 11⚽
2013/14: 17⚽
2014/15: 15⚽
2015/16: 24⚽
2016/17: 11⚽
2017/ 18: 5 ⚽
2018/19: 21 ⚽ 2019 / 20: 21 ⚽ 2020 / 21: 23 ⚽
2021/22
:
25 ⚽✅
👑🇫🇷🤍 ¡𝐃𝐄 𝐑𝐄́𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐃, @Benzema!
#LaLigaSantander #SevillaFCRealMadrid pic.twitter.com/zZpVOFZzq0
— LaLiga (@LaLiga) April 17, 2022
The second number: The French star became the tenth player in the history of the royal club to reach 25 goals per season (and the number is expected to increase), in a list that witnessed the presence of legends such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Raul Gonzalez, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Di Stefano and Puskas.
🥇 @Cristiano: 311
🥈 @RaulGonzalez: 228
🥉 𝘽𝙀𝙉𝙕𝙀𝙈𝘼: 217
📜🔝🤍⚽ ¡@Benzema ya es el 𝟑 𝟑 𝐆𝐎𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐎𝐑 del @realmadrid en la 𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐀 de #LaLigaSantander!
#SevillaFCRealMadrid #LaLigaHistory pic.twitter.com/8M356sAFgE
— LaLiga (@LaLiga) April 17, 2022
The third number: Benzema reached his 217th goal with Real Madrid in the League, occupying third place in the club's historical scorers list, led by Ronaldo with 311 goals, followed by Raul with 228 goals.
👑 Historia que tú hiciste…
✅Pahiño
✅Di Stéfano
✅Puskás
✅Hugo Sánchez
✅Zamorano
✅Raúl
✅Van Nistelrooy
✅Higuaín
✅Cristiano
✅ 𝘽𝙀𝙉𝙕𝙀𝙈𝘼
🤍 ¡@Benzema entra en el club de jugadores del @realmadrid que han marcado 25 goles en una temporada en #LaLigaSantander!
pic.twitter.com/tUbEE72Ocf
— LaLiga (@LaLiga) April 17, 2022
Royal fans praised Benzema's performance this season, noting that he is always present on the big dates, while some described him as "the best player in the world".
The best player in the world is the best team in history without a doubt ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/xfPDnO1ZNV
— • MaGeD • (@magedyounes2) April 17, 2022
Mythic https://t.co/A24uX6ACPX
— Saeed (@Saeid_Shabana) April 17, 2022
He does not falter when you need it 😍
and does not need penalty kicks to score 😎
and if he goes to score it normal, no problem 💪# Real_Madrid https://t.co/nep8cf3yvF
— Ahmed Elsherifi (@ahmed_sherifi) April 17, 2022
Cream fun in the world of the round 🤍♥️ https://t.co/T8dKT8B74U
- Just a human being 🥀 (@mazn172550632) April 17, 2022
Happy that Benzema received the well-deserved appreciation.
Legend ✅ https://t.co/Kh1zc6NmOP
— Muhammad 🇸🇩🇵🇸 (@mo7md_jaffar) April 17, 2022