Benzema hits 300 and 301 goals at Real Madrid… 4th in the team’s career
Enter 2022.01.09 (09:22)
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Karim Benzema (35, France) scored 300 and 301 goals in a row for Real Madrid, a Spanish professional soccer team, and took the lead in winning the team.
Real Madrid defeated Valencia 4-1 at home on the 9th (Korean time) at the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid, Spain, thanks to multi-goals from Benzema and Vinicius Junior in the home match of the 2021-2022 season La Liga (La Liga) round 20.
Real Madrid, with 49 points (15 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses), sprinted to the top spot with an 8 point difference from second place Sevilla (41 points, 12 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses), and Valencia came in ninth place (28 and 7 points). 7 wins, 7 draws and 6 losses).
The tight balance of 0 in the beginning was cracked by Real Madrid’s penalty kick opening goal in the 43rd minute of the first half.
In the 40th minute of the first half, Luka Modric’s left-footed shot hit the post and was disappointing, but Real Madrid took the opportunity as Casemiro took a penalty kick.
As the kicker, Benzema broke the post with a right-footed shot.
Real Madrid, leading 1-0, pushed their opponents even harder in the second half.
In the 7th minute of the second half, Vinicius, who received a pass from Benzema, penetrated into the penalty area, defended the ball from the opposing defense and scored an additional goal.
Vinicius completed the multi-goal by pushing in the second ball when the opposing goalkeeper blew Marco Asensio’s shot nine minutes later.
Valencia made up for a goal in the 31st minute of the second half thanks to a goal from Gonzalo Gedez.
Gedez’s penalty kick was blocked by Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, but Gedez headed the ball again.
However, in the 43rd minute of the second half, Benzema scored a key and Real Madrid took the victory by three goals.
Benzema scored his 16th and 17th goals in the league on that day, keeping the top scorer in La Liga this season.
With a Real Madrid jersey in 2009, he scored 300 goals in 584 official matches for the team.
After Cristiano Ronaldo (450 goals), Raul Gonzalez Blanco (323 goals) and Alfredo di Stefano (308 goals), Benzema can overtake Stefano’s record by adding seven.
After the match, Benzema said, “I am proud and happy to have scored 301 goals for this club. Real Madrid is the best club in the world for me.”
[사진 출처 : AFP=연합뉴스]