Karim Benzema to part ways with Real Madrid after 14 years
Football | June 04, 2023 19:04 ISTKarim Benzema has won 25 titles with Real Madrid in his career.
Karim Benzema has won 25 titles with Real Madrid in his career.
Lionel Messi was felicitated with the 2022 FIFA Best Men's Player of the Year Award and this has not gone down too well with Real Madrid centre-forward Karim Benzema
Benzema, who made his debut in the year 2007, has scored 37 goals in 97 games.
Ballon d'Or 2022: France and Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has won the prestigious Ballon dÓr for the first time after leading Real Madrid to their 14th Champions League title
Benzema scored 44 goals in 46 matches with his club this season, and equalled Madrid great Raul Gonzalez as the club’s second-highest scorer with 323 goals.
Karim Benzema came up big yet again. He scored in second-half stoppage time on Sunday as Real Madrid rallied to a 3-2 win at Sevilla and moved closer to winning the Spanish league title for the second time in three seasons.
With Real Madrid looking beaten and on the verge of elimination after a fierce comeback by defending champion Chelsea, Karim Benzema came up big once again in the Champions League.
Benzema responded to another goal by Mbappe by scoring a hat trick in less than 20 minutes in the second half.
The Madrid giants increased their lead over second-placed Sevilla to eight points before they plays Getafe on Sunday.
Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema wasn't present Wednesday for the opening of his three-day trial for involvement in an alleged attempt to blackmail former France teammate Mathieu Valbuena over a sex tape.
Carlo Ancelotti's team has scored 21 goals so far this season led by a superb Karim Benzema, who has scored eight and assisted in seven.
His new contract comes amid speculation that Madrid wants to sign Kylian Mbappe from Paris Saint-Germain.
Benzema led Madrid in its Spanish league opener on Saturday by scoring twice in the team's comfortable 4-1 win at Alavés.
The club did not elaborate on the France forward’s condition in a short statement.
Benzema has come into his own at Madrid since Ronaldo joined Juventus in 2018. He has moved up to fifth overall on Madrid’s list of scorers with 279 goals and is tied for fourth highest in the Champions League with 71.
The French team will be going for a fourth consecutive clean sheet with Benzema playing when it faces Hungary in Budapest on Saturday at the European Championship.
Kylian Mbappe, Antoine Griezmann and Ousmane Dembele grabbed the goals while Benzema missed a penatly and shot the post in a comfortable win over Gareth Bale and side.
Club's star players Karim Benzema and Marcelo were seen wearing the new home kit, traditionally white, with logos in orange - officially "Lucky Orange".
Zidane is widely expected to leave Real Madrid after a second spell in charge of La Liga giants, with former club and Serie A powerhouse Juventus a possible destination.
The Real Madrid forward was included in the coach's 26-man squad for this year's European Championship.
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