Karim Benzema was the star of Real Madrid's victory when defeating Leganes in the La Liga match at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. He managed to score two goals of the match.
Since setting foot at the Santiago Bernabeu in 2009, Cristiano Ronaldo's position as Real Madrid's top scorer in La Liga and top scorer throughout the season as a whole has never been replaced. Although many other players come in and out, the productivity of the Portuguese player has never diminished. As for names like: Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema, and other players must be satisfied as a complement, queue behind CR7.
So when Ronaldo decided to move to Juventus in the transfer market last summer, many were worried that the productivity of Real Madrid's goals would be greatly reduced. Plus the Spanish capital club did not bring a commensurate replacement to fill the void of the position left by Ronaldo. There are no names of famous pests like Neymar, Eden Hazard, or Kylian Mbappe who arrived at Santiago Bemabeu until the closing of the transfer market on August 31 yesterday.
In fact, concerns about the decline in productivity of the Real Madrid goal have not happened so far. After Ronaldo, the players "Los Blancos" actually took turns listing their names on the scoreboard. They even remained very productive by scoring 10 goals in three matches.
The most fertile is Karim Benzema. He is now a new predator in the "Los Blancos" squad. Of the three La Liga 2018/19 matches, the French striker has made four goals. the latest, he bought two goals as Madrid beat Leganes in the 3rd Jornada La Liga at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday (2/9).
Scoring four goals in three games was Benzema's fastest achievement since coming to Madrid in 2009. In La Liga the 2017/18 season, the former Olympique Lyon striker needed 25 matches to score 4 goals. And at the end of the season he was only able to score 12 goals in 47 matches in all competitions.
More interesting to see Benzema statistics. Brief data obtained from Twitter states that during his career in Madrid, he has faced 38 La Liga teams. That includes teams that have experienced degradation and successive promotions since his arrival in 2009. Of the 38 teams, he has 33 teams that have broken his goal.
Benzema's slick performance made Julen Lopetegui sure the Frenchman was able to score more goals this season.
"Why not ? Why can't he make 30-40 goals (in this season), Lopetegui said after Madrid hit Leganes 4-1. The team's goals and goals are the work of the entire team. Benzema is a great player. and will always be a great player. What he is doing now is the result of his hard work. We are getting to know each other as time goes by. We are also able to show team collectivity, both when attacking and defending," Lopetegui said, at a press conference after the match as reported by the club's official website.
Victory over Leganes alone led Madrid to the top of La Liga. But El Real may still be replaced by Barcelona, who last night faced Huesca. Lopetegui himself praised the performance of all the players in the team in this match.
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