Thanks to the two goals scored against Mallorca this Monday in the Spanish Championship, Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema became the best French scorer in history (counting clubs and national team) with 413 goals, two more than the previous record holder. , Thierry Henry.
After Vinicius Junior opened the scoring after receiving a pass from the Frenchman, Benzema extended it by converting a penalty and headed it in to make the final 3-1 against Mallorca, in the 28th round of the tournament.
With the hat-trick against Paris Saint-Germain, on Wednesday, for the return game of the round of 16 of the Champions League, Benzema had already surpassed Alfredo Di Stéfano and become the third top scorer in Real Madrid’s history, with 311 goals with the merengue shirt.
He also scored 66 goals while playing for Lyon and 36 goals for the French national team, which he returned to last summer for the European Championship.
A feat that increases its value if one takes into account that Benzema was for a long time in the shadow of Cristiano Ronaldo at Real Madrid, did not take penalties (a role reserved for a long time to the Portuguese star or Sergio Ramos) and that he was removed from the French national team for more than five years.
Benzema thus leads a ranking of French historic scorers that includes names such as Jean-Pierre Papin (372 goals), Michel Platini (358 goals), David Trézéguet and Djibril Cissé.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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