{"id":1264072,"date":"2022-05-27T16:17:56","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T15:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1264072"},"modified":"2022-05-27T16:19:05","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T15:19:05","slug":"karim-benzema-records-for-real-madrid-how-the-frenchman-could-break-numerous-records-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/karim-benzema-records-for-real-madrid-how-the-frenchman-could-break-numerous-records-this-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Karim Benzema Real Madrid records: Seven records Los Blancos star could break in the Champions League final"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whichever way you look at it, Karim Benzema is one of the best strikers in world football and looks set to continue to lead the way for Real Madrid. This weekend will mark his fifth Champions League final and he’s on course to break numerous records.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Despite having over 300 senior goals to his name, Benzema is sometimes overlooked when it comes to the top strikers in the world but this season, in a campaign where he’s been the figure head for Madrid, some respect is finally being put on the Frenchman’s name.<\/p>\n

It’s been an incredible season for Benzema, with 49 goals in 52 appearances in all competitions for club and country, and the 34 year old seems to be getting better with age with there being an improvement in his goalscoring numbers in each of the last three seasons. It’s culminated in his best goalscoring season yet and he’ll be hoping to improve further this weekend and make it at least 50 for the season.<\/p>\n

Karim Benzema has been directly involved in 59 goals in 45 games for Real Madrid across all competitions in 2021\/22 and a <\/span>goal in the Champions League Final would be the crowning moment of an incredible season. <\/span>Here are 7 records King Karim is chasing in Paris\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Karim Benzema Specials<\/strong><\/td>\nSky Bet<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Benzema to have 1+ headed shots on target or 1+ shots on target from outside the area<\/strong><\/td>\nEvs<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Benzema to have 4+ combined shots on target & offsides<\/strong><\/td>\n11\/4<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Benzema to be awarded UEFA Man of the Match<\/strong><\/td>\n5\/1<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Benzema to score and be carded<\/strong><\/td>\n18\/1<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Benzema to have 3+ combined goals & assists<\/strong><\/td>\n20\/1<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Benzema to score a perfect hat trick (left foot, right foot, header)<\/strong><\/td>\n150\/1<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Most goals in a single Champions League knockout stage<\/h2>\n

Only two players have ever managed to score 10 goals in a single Champions League knockout stage.<\/p>\n

\u25aa\ufe0f Cristiano Ronaldo (10 – 2016\/17)<\/span>
\n\u25aa\ufe0f Karim Benzema (10 – 2021\/22)<\/span><\/p>\n

One more would make Benzema a record breaker, one that would be very hard to be beaten.<\/p>\n

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10 – Karim Benzema has scored 10 goals in the UEFA Champions League knockout stages this season, the joint-most by a player in a single campaign along with Cristiano Ronaldo in 2016-17, also for Real Madrid. Pantheon. pic.twitter.com\/YCMA8jVtdU<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) May 4, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n