Benzema threatens two records for Ronaldo in the Champions League
With ten goals in the playoffs of the Champions League this season, French striker Karim Benzema equaled an important record for Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo, his former colleague in Real Madrid.
Benzema deservedly equaled with Ronaldo in the number of goals scored by any player in the playoffs in one season of the Champions League, where he scored ten goals, just as Ronaldo's balance with Real was also in the playoffs of the tournament season 2015/2016.
Benzema now has an opportunity to set the record for any goal in the final match of the tournament, in which Real will meet the Liverpool team on Saturday in the French capital, Paris.
Benzema presented an exceptional season with Real in the tournament this season, and the player can equalize or break another record registered in Ronaldo's name during the final match;
The veteran French star is the top scorer in the tournament this season, with 15 goals so far, two more than the record (17 goals) achieved by Ronaldo in the 2013/2014 season.
And no player in the history of the tournament has ever scored more than Benzema's balance this season, except for Ronaldo (17 goals) in the 2013/2014 season and (16 goals) in the 2015/2016 season, while Poland's Robert Lewandowski scored 15 goals for his team Bayern Munich also in the tournament. for the 2019/2020 season.
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