Lewandowski in the Bundesliga, completely worthy of the difficult opponent, even in the five major leagues, 26 games, scored 29 goals, is also a must, the closest to him is still 22 goals Benzema, the two still have a 7-goal gap!
However, Benzema is not a goal-only striker, as the first scorer in Real Madrid history, C Ronaldo's best wingman for many years, Benzema is also at the top of the European assist list, he is second only to Lewandowski's teammate Muller, tied with Arnold and Berardi in the second place in the five major league assists list, and Lewandowski, only one assist this season!
Benzema scored more goals than Levan?
As a result, Benzema has also become the team with the most goals in the top five leagues in Europe, scoring 22 goals and assisting 11 times in La Liga this season, and has participated in 3 more goals than lewandowski and Salah!
Salah, who is tied for Second with Levan, has scored 20 goals and 10 assists, all of which are a little less than Benzema, so it is really not an exaggeration to say that Benzema has golden ball potential this season! After all, there is still a hat-trick against Paris Saint-Germain!
An important aspect to note is that Benzema has made 25 appearances in La Liga this season, and only 8 games have not scored goals or assists, in these games, Real Madrid has a record of 3 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss, with a winning rate of 38%, compared to the number of games that Benzema has scored, Real Madrid's winning rate is as high as 64%!
Benzema's importance to Real Madrid is unquestionable.
At present, Ancelotti has also determined at the press conference: Benzema will not appear in the big list against Barca, and the same is the team's left-back Nacho.
Ancelotti could arrange for Bale to be the center forward
Bale has made a full recovery in his final training session against Barca and is likely to start in this game to take Benzema's place.
According to the determination of many reporters, Nacho may wear the captain's armband in this national derby, which means that Marcelo will certainly not start, and in order to cope with Barca's attack on the flank, Nacho is likely to start at left-back! Or a centre-back combination with Militan, with Alaba playing in the left-back position.
Liaoqiujun also boldly predicted the starting lineup of Real Madrid:
Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, right-back Carvajal, centre-backs Militan and Alaba and left-back Nacho.
Midfield: Modric, Casemiro, Kroos, the classic ceremonial midfielder starts!
Forward, Asensio starts as a right winger, Bale plays as a centre-forward, and Vinicius plays as a left winger.
It cannot be ruled out that Hazard may start at the right wing, but in the absence of Benzema, Real Madrid may need Asensio's scoring ability more, after all, Hazard's shooting ability has deteriorated more obviously.
Nacho has more reason to start on the left
In the match against Paris Saint-Germain, it was Nacho who started on the left side, and he played a remarkable performance in front of Messi, and the data of 2 steals, 3 interceptions and 1 release was also good.
Barca will still arrange for Traoré to start the right wing if nothing else, and Nacho's solidity is crucial for Real Madrid.
Compared with real madrid and Barca's national derby on January 13, Barça has added two options in the forward, Aubameyang and Traoré, one was once a bundesliga and Premier League goalscorer, and the other is the king of excellence in the Premier League, Real Madrid's defense must be stable, is the key to victory.
Vinicius' performance will be important
In addition to Benzema, the performance of Real Madrid youngster Vinicius is also often a "barometer" for Real Madrid, in the national derby on January 13, Vinicius made 11 attempts, making the veteran Alves tired of defending, and Vinicius was also fouled by Barca players 5 times! He also scored a goal in extra time.
In the first leg of the league national derby between Real Madrid and Barca, Vinicius's breakthrough also made Mingeza very uncomfortable at that time, scoring 6 fouls in the whole game, obtaining a large number of set-pieces for Real Madrid, ensuring that Real Madrid did not fall behind in the mutual attack with Barca.
It can be said that after C Ronaldo left and Marcelo's physical fitness declined, Real Madrid's left side has begun to reverse the way of playing, the role of Vinicius has become more and more important, he can not only break through, the quality of shooting, the quality of passing are rapidly improving, this time without the big brother Benzema in the middle, Vinicius needs to come up with a better state to prove himself!
For Barca, Alves is highly likely to start
In exchange for Aubameyang's Europa League spot, the 38-year-old Barca veteran Alves is not eligible to represent Barca in the Europa League, but he has performed well since returning to Barca, scoring 1 goal and assisting 3 times in 8 games.
And his absence from the Europa League shows that his fitness will not be affected and Xavi will most likely send his old teammates to start! On top of that, if Alves makes his debut, he will be playing his 400th game at Barca!
In the Spanish Super Cup on January 13, Real Madrid narrowly defeated Barca in extra time, which became the trigger for Barca to finally sign Aubameyang, and after this game, Barca expressed their reluctance from the top to the players and fans.
Since then, Barca have become more and more courageous, not only to return to the top four of the league, but also to sit in the third position in La Liga, if they can defeat Real Madrid, although they can not fight back to compete for the La Liga title, but at least will give Real Madrid some pressure.
Once Real Madrid wins, they will be one step closer to winning the championship!
After Xavi's return, Barca played 15 games in La Liga but only lost one, which is Barca's biggest strength, and in the Europa League, the two-legged 5-3 elimination of Napoli also proved that Barca's strength is rapidly recovering.
Considering that this game will be played at the Bernabeu, which has only been lost to Sharif in the Champions League this season, It is extremely difficult for Barca to take all three points, but Benzema's absence will likely become the key to affecting the outcome of the game!
Note: La Liga Round 29 National Derby will start on March 21, at 4:00 AM! What do you think will be the result of this game?