Panenka penalty marks Benzema’s career

With the brace just recorded, Benzema has 14 times scored for Real Madrid live Champions League this season (9 of these were scored in the knockout round), and officially overcame Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) to lead the top scorer list.

Penalty taken in Panenka style by Benzema Marca

According to the sheet Marcaof the two goals Benzema scored against Man City, the first was scored in the first half after a beautiful volley, the second was a highlight of the veteran star’s career, when he made the strike. Panenka-style penalty kick in a pressurized situation to shorten the score to 3-4 and keep hope for Real Madrid in the second leg.

In total, after the brace just scored, Benzema has now scored 41 goals in 41 games for Real Madrid this season in all competitions, and also has 13 assists. In the match against Man City, Benzema also had his 600th appearance for the Royal Spanish team, equaling the record of this club legend, the famous player Paco Gento.

In addition, with the number of goals and still playing in the Champions League, Benzema is aiming for the top scorer title in this tournament for the first time in his career when Lewandowski joined Bayern Munich early in the quarterfinals.

Benzema is also leading the Pichichi (La Liga top scorer) with 25 goals, far ahead of Raul de Tomas (Espanyol) and Enes Unal (Getafe) both scoring 15 goals. Accordingly, if Real Madrid reverses the situation before Man City to reach the final and win the Champions League, the Golden Ball title (this year awarded in June) will definitely be in the hands of the veteran French striker. , sheet Marca forecast.

Before moving towards this goal, at the weekend Real Madrid and Benzema will have the opportunity to celebrate early on winning the La Liga when only needing to draw Espanyol at home in a meeting at 21:15 on April 30 to be crowned.