Karim Benzema equaled Lionel Messi four years European record after the French forward scored the winning goal for Real Madrid last night.
Lionel Messi made a shock move away from Barcelona last season, but he left a mark in Spain before leaving.
The Argentine captain has got some incredible records that are yet to be broken, but Karim Benzema recently joined him in 4 years European wonders.
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Karim Benzema equaled Lionel Messi four years wonders
Lionel Messi have been performing at the highest level for the past four years at Barcelona. He did extremely well for the Spanish side and he remains the best in the league until his departure.
In the last four years, only two players have had 25+ goals and 10+ assists in a season, in Europe top five leagues.
Lionel Messi and Karim Benzema are the only players who have done that, as the Real Madrid forward joins Lionel Messi after his goal against Sevilla.
How many goals and assists did Benzema have this season?
The French forward is enjoying life at Real Madrid this season and he has scored 25 goals in the La Liga this season. He also grabbed 11 assists this season.
It’s an amazing ‘numbers’ for a target man like Karim Benzema. He is creating for the team and he is also scoring goals.
Only Lionel Messi did it in the past four years and it’s surprising as no player has registered 10+ assists and scored 25+ goals in the League.