Karim Benzema has finally shown his true colors since stepping out of Cristiano Ronaldo's shadow. The French Professional scored an impressive hat-trick against Chelsea to give Real Madrid the advantage in the first leg of the UEFA champions league Quarter-Finals. Karim Benzema has now reached half of Cristiano Ronaldo's hat-tricks in the UEFA champions league. In this post, we'll highlight Karim Benzema's stats with and without Cristiano Ronaldo.
During the years Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema spent together at Real Madrid, it was obvious that Cristiano Ronaldo scored an incredible 450 goals while Karim Benzema was able to score 192 goals. However, since Cristiano Ronaldo left Spain, Karim Benzema's performance has increased significantly. The French forward has scored almost the same number of goals he scored when Ronaldo was in the club. His current goals per game is 0.70 which is more than 0.57 he had during Ronaldo's era in Madrid. This shows that Karim Benzema is now the major key player in Real Madrid.
Karim Benzema who have the most offsides in La Liga this season has scored an incredible 37 goals in 36 games. Which means that he has averaged a goal in every game he has played this season. Karim Benzema is currently the player with the most goal contributions this season. He is the first and only player to reach 50 goal contributions while Lewandowski needs to contribute one more goal to reach 50 goal contributions.
Karim Benzema is currently among the top five Real Madrid's goalscorers of All-time. If he ends his career at Real Madrid, he might be able to finish in the second position behind Cristiano Ronaldo. However, Cristiano Ronaldo nine years spell at Real Madrid made Karim Benzema a better player. He was able learn how to position and score frequently from Cristiano Ronaldo.
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