In the first leg of the Champions League semi-final in the early hours of this morning, Real Madrid lost 3-4 away to Manchester City. Benzema scored twice in the game, first with a volley in the first half and then scoring a spoon penalty at the end of the game. Benzema currently leads the Champions League top scorers list with 14 goals, while he said after the game that he wanted to win La Liga and the Champions League.
Real Madrid conceded two goals in the opening 11 minutes of the game, which at one point made fans fear that they would suffer a crash on the road. But in the 33rd minute of the game, Mendy picked out a pass on the left side, and Benzema in the penalty area did not stop the ball and directly left-foot volley half turned to sweep the goal, helping Real Madrid to pull back a point and stabilize the hearts of the army. Real Madrid also went into the half-time with a 1-2 score.
Real Madrid fell behind 2-4 at one point in the second half, but in the 81st minute, Laporte was fouled for a handball inside the penalty area and Real Madrid received a penalty. Benzema stepped forward to take a penalty, and in real Madrid's last game, Benzema twice took penalties but was saved by Osasuna goalkeeper Herrera. But this time Benzema was not affected by two consecutive penalties in the previous game, and when facing Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson, Benzema chose to kick a spoon penalty and scored a penalty to help Real Madrid close the score gap to one goal again.
Benzema has now scored 14 Goals in the Champions League this season, surpassing Levan, who scored 13 goals, to rise to the top of the Champions League top scorers list. While Bayern, for whom Levan played, failed to qualify for the Champions League semi-finals, Benzema had a good chance of winning this season's Champions League Golden Boot. Benzema scored goals in the Champions League, with Real Madrid scoring a hat-trick at home against Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid scoring four goals against Chelsea over two legs, and Honzama scoring twice against Manchester City in this away game.
The Newspaper ass praised Benzema after the match: "Leader, there are no more words to describe this la Liga and Champions League double top scorer. With the team trailing behind, Karim Benzema kept pulling back to pick up the ball, encouraging his teammates that there was still plenty to do. After playing for half an hour, when Real Madrid was about to sink, he used the goal to make the whole team breathe again. Mendy crossed and Benzema scored his 40th goal of the season (41 games). After the last game, Ancelotti had said 'if there is a penalty Kick Benzema will take the penalty'. Sure enough, when Laporte's handball was delivered, Benzema did not hesitate to stand up and take the penalty, spoon penalty, scoring 41 goals in 41 games. ”
The 34-year-old Benzema has been in excellent form this season and has already had calls for benzema to win the Ballon d'Or. Benzema said: "Golden Globe? I now want La Liga and Champions League titles. Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti said after the game: "I don't know if Benzema will win the Ballon d'Or, but he is certainly the best player you can see, no other player has his quality and efficiency." Benzema had played badly on two previous penalties, so he changed the way he took the penalty in this game. It wasn't easy to kick a spoon penalty in the Champions League semi-final, which showed his strong personality. ”