In a strong dialogue in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final that ended in the early morning of April 27, Beijing time, Real Madrid lost 3-4 away to Manchester City. In this game, Real Madrid suffered a blitzkrieg at the beginning of the game, conceding two goals in 11 minutes. But then Real Madrid gradually stabilized their positions, and Benzema completed the second degree.
In the 33rd minute, Benzema received an oblique pass from his French compatriot Mendy, volleyed sideways, and the ball hit the upright and bounced into the net, chasing the score closer to 1-2.
When City led 4-2 in the second half, it was Benzema who stepped forward again. Laporte handball delivered the point and Benzema spooned the penalty to complete the double. It was also his fifth goal in six games against Manchester City. It can be said that Benzema's second degree of success has greatly increased the hope of Real Madrid, which was once confused by Manchester City, to reverse the reversal at home in the second leg.
Notably, this is Benzema's 600th appearance for Real Madrid. The second time also allowed Benzema to set a number of new records on the milestone night.
First, it was the first time in Karim Benzema's career that he had scored 41 goals. He also became the first player to score 40+ goals for Real Madrid in a single season after Ronaldo (44 goals) in 2017-18.
Second, 40 goals in a single season, also made Benzema the fifth player in Real Madrid history to score 40 goals in a single season, the top four being Di Stefano, Puskas, Hugo Sanchez (2 times) and Cristiano Ronaldo (8 times).
Benzema, aged 34 and 128, became the oldest player to score twice in the Champions League semi-finals since 4 May 2005 in Cocu (Eindhoven vs Milan).
Fourth, Benzema scored seven goals in the Champions League semi-finals, surpassing Messi in goals and tied for 2nd place in the semi-final top scorers list with Levan, behind C Ronaldo's 13 goals.
Fifth, Karim Benzema has scored five goals in this season's Champions League away games against Chelsea and Manchester City. Became the first player in Champions League history to score 5 goals away from the same league team in a knockout match.
Sixth, Benzema has scored 21 goals for Real Madrid and France in 2022, allowing him to overtake Mbappe as the player with the most goals for club and national teams in 2022.
After scoring this goal, Benzema has already surpassed Bayern striker Levan in this season's Champions League top scorer list. With Bayern, the latter playing, out of the Champions League, Benzema can almost lock in the Champions League Golden Boot in advance.