Karim Benzema leads Carlo Ancelotti's side to victory in theUEFA Super Cupand becomes Real Madrid's second all-time top scorer surfaced.
The 34-year-old France international scored his second goal for Real in his 2-0 win against Eintracht Frankfurt in Helsinki on Wednesday night. I decided. Benzema's strike is his 324th for the Spanish giants and means he has one more goal than club legend Raul.
But Benzema still has a long way to go to overtake the great Cristiano Ronaldo. The 37-year-old Portuguese superstar has scored 450 goals in just his 438 appearances for Real. Benzema, by comparison, needed him 606 games to reach an impressive record.
But after lifting his first trophy since becoming Real captain, he is less worried about catching Ronaldo. After inspiring titles and a Champions League title last season, he is expected to win the Ballon d'Or later this year.
"He's a great centre-forward," Owen Hargreaves told BT Sport. "Great players rise to these kinds of opportunities. When they need Benzema, he's done it. If he doesn't win the Ballon d'Or this season, he never will. He.
``He is irreplaceable. He has always been a smart player, so he ages a lot. There is no other player like him.”
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via REUTERS)Awarded the Ballon d'Or who believes in winning."I haven't paid as much attention to Karim in the last few years as a player who scored 50 goals, but Karim is no different in the way he plays and the way he reads the game."
"He was, and still is, the best number nine jersey in the world. In the last two years, he's taken a step further. It's clear that Karim will win the Ballon d'Or." 63}
Former Real Madrid winger Steve McManaman added: Real He is a huge iconic name in the history of Madrid - Cristiano alone is above him and that says a lot. [He] played 610 games to get to where he got it. he deserves all the praise.
It was a comfortable night for Real in Finland. A first-half goal from David Alaba broke Frankfurt resistance, before a Benzema effort almost ended the contest. It was also a famous night for Ancelotti, who became the first manager to win four UEFA Super Cups.
Meanwhile, Real won five UEFA Super Cups. The most successful club in the history of the competition.Bitter rivals Barcelona and Italian giants AC Milan also lifted the trophy his fifth time.
Ancelotti full-time I said this. "They're used to playing together, they're comfortable, they know each other."
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