Benzema: Raul on target
The French striker can match or beat the attacker from Madrid if he scores in the derby: if he achieved a double he would become the second highest scorer in Real Madrid history
The situation
Karim Benzema (34 years old) is one step away from equaling a Real Madrid icon: the Frenchman is just one goal away from reaching Raúl in the ranking of the white team’s all-time top scorers. The madridista scored 323 goals in more than 15 years as a player for the Chamartín team. For your part. Karim has 322 goals, and he has five games to go to break that mark: if he did, he would become the Whites’ second top scorer. Only Cristiano, with 450 goals in 438 games, surpasses them all and left a virtually unattainable record. This has been the campaign in which Karim has uncovered the jar of his goalscoring essences: the Frenchman has scored 43 goals in 43 games so far , which has made him catch up with that little goal. Benzema began the campaign with 279 goals, 11 goals from Santillana and 29 from Di Stéfano, fifth and fourth, respectively, in the ranking of historical forwards, but his spectacular scoring season has ended up placing him within the ranking of the top three : except in the Cup, where he has not played in any of the three games (Alcoyano, Elche and Athletic) that the white team has played, he has scored both in the League (he has 26 goals) and in the Champions League (he has 15 goals and is going to be the top scorer in the continental edition)
The details
Interestingly, he can match Raul against the same rival with which the Madrid player made his debut as a scorer. After making his debut in Zaragoza in October 1994, Raul made his debut as a scorer a week later in a derby: he beat Diego after a phenomenal pass from Laudrup. Today Benzema can match (or beat) him: he has scored four league goals against the rojiblancos as a visitor. The last one, last season, to a pass from Casemiro. It was his goal number 26. Against Atletico, and if Ancelotti considers it appropriate, he will once again lead the madridistas into enemy territory. He has four league games ahead of him to increase his record.