French star Karim Benzema, the Spanish Real Madrid striker, equaled the number registered in the name of Raul Gonzales, the late royal legend, in the list of historic scorers for the Champions League competition.
Benzema scored a goal for Real Madrid against Chelsea in the match between them at the "Alfredo Di Stefano" stadium, the stronghold of the royal team, in the semi-finals of the current version of the 2020-2021 UEFA Champions League competition.
The French star raised his score to 71 goals in the Champions League, and the number registered in the name of Raul Joneslis, the former royal star as the fourth best scorer in the competition throughout history, behind the trio Cristiano Ronaldo with 134 goals, Lionel Messi 119 goals, and Robert Lewandowski 73 goals.
Karim Benzema has now scored in 4 different Champions League semi-finals against both: 2013 against Dortmund, 2014 against Bayern Munich, 2018 against Bayern Munich, and 2021 against Chelsea.
Karim Benzema has scored 13 goals so far in his last 14 games for Real Madrid.
Karim Benzema has also scored 16 goals in his last 17 matches for Real Madrid at home.
Real Madrid qualified as the leaders of the second group in the first round of the Champions League, and then skipped Atalanta in the round of sixteen, before crossing Liverpool in the quarter-finals, after beating the Reds 3-2 in the first leg, and a negative tie in the second round in "Anfield".
On the other hand, Chelsea led the fifth group in the Champions League, and succeeded in qualifying in the round of sixteen at the expense of Atletico Madrid, before surpassing Porto in the quarter-finals, where the Blues beat the Portuguese team 2-0 in the first leg, and lost in front of them with a goal in the second leg. .
Real Madrid is seeking to achieve a positive result that increases its chances of qualifying for the final match before the return match, which will be held on the fifth of next May at Stamford Bridge, the stronghold of Chelsea.
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