Benzema, who has scored 7 goals against Liverpool, has become a terrifying existence

2023-03-16 15:43

Benzema, who has scored 7 goals against Liverpool, has become a terrifying existence


In the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League Round of 16 second round focus match, La Liga champions Real Madrid relied on their 3-goal advantage in the first round and after Benzema scored the only goal in the game, they finally successfully eliminated Liverpool and advanced Champions League top 8.


According to statistics, the 35-year-old Benzema has scored 13 goals in the last 8 Champions League knockout games. In the UEFA Champions League last season, when Real Madrid played against the Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain in the round of 16, Benzema contributed 3 goals, and scored 4 goals against Chelsea in the quarter-finals. Also scored 3 goals against Manchester City.


In this season's Champions League knockout round, Benzema is still one of Real Madrid's most reliable core players. When he played against Liverpool at Anfield, Benzema also scored 2 goals. In today's second-round focus match, Camavinga sent a through ball in the 78th minute. Benzema got the ball and was blocked. Pushing and breaking the goal, Real Madrid took the lead 1-0.


In the end, Real Madrid crushed Liverpool 's hopes of a comeback with a total score of 6-2.


In addition, if the goal scored in this campaign is added, Benzema has scored 33 goals in the Champions League knockout rounds, ranking second only to Ronaldo with 67 knockout goals and 49 knockout goals in the Champions League. Messi. In terms of the Champions League's top scorer list, Benzema ranked fourth with 89 goals. If he scores 2 more goals in the next game, Benzema will tie with Polish star Lewandowski and tie for third place with 91 goals in the Champions League.


It is worth mentioning that since the beginning of last season, Benzema has scored 8 goals and contributed 2 assists in 7 matches against Premier League teams. According to the data, Benzema has scored 7 goals and assisted 1 time in 8 times against Liverpool in his career, becoming the player who scored the most goals against Liverpool in the Champions League.