France international Karim Benzema hailed former Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo for helping him to perfect his game during the Portuguese attacker’s nine-year stay at the Santiago Bernabeu.
While Ronaldo was en route to his record tally of 451 strikes, Benzema was often regarded as the second fiddle. And there was a fear that Madrid would suffer up front when Ronaldo left for Juventus in 2018.
