Karim Benzema equalled a highly coveted Real Madrid record after finding the net in Thursday night’s six-goal victory over Levante.
The Frenchman played a critical role in Madrid’s 35th La Liga title but has most notably starred as the club reached the Champions League final for this season. The semi-final display was another magical performance from Benzema after his quickfire hat-trick that downed Paris Saint-Germain in the Round of 16 before bagging another treble against Chelsea in the quarter-final stage of the competition, whom he netted a winner against in extra-time of the return leg.
The 34-year-old has been in sparkling form this campaign and has netted a remarkable 44 goals in 44 appearances this campaign. That has comfortably surpassed his previous best of 32 strikes for a season back in 2011-12. The striker has scored 15 goals in the Champions League in just 11 appearances this campaign and has been the standout player in this season’s tournament.
