Scoring 2 Goals Against Manchester City, Karim Benzema Almost Equals Cristiano Ronaldo's Achievements In The Champions League

JAKARTA - Real Madrid lost 3-4 to Manchester City in the first leg of the Champions League semifinals, Wednesday 27 April morning of GMT+7 (Indonesian Time). Karim Benzema scored two goals in this match.

The two goals were created in the 33rd and 82nd minutes. This goal from Benzema not only kept Real Madrid's hopes of qualifying for the final, but also made him closer to Cristiano Ronaldo's achievement.

The additional two goals made Benzema now a total of nine goals in the Champions League knockout stages this season. That means, he only needs one goal to match the achievement of Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored the most goals in the Champions League knockout stages in one season.

Cristiano Ronaldo managed to score 10 goals in the knockout round of the 2016/2017 Champions League season. Interestingly, at that time the Portuguese player was still in the Real Madrid uniform.

Benzema's opportunity to surpass the achievements of his former teammates is quite open. The reason is, the French player will still play the second leg of the 2021/2022 Champions League.

In addition, two goals against City also incised another interesting note for Benzema. He became the first player in Champions League history to score five away goals in the knockout stages against a club from the same country.

Despite creating a number of slick records, the Real Madrid captain did not seem so enthusiastic. He actually thinks more about the second leg against Manchester City at the Santiago Bernabeu, 4 May.

"We needed our fans and did something magical, which was to win," Karim Benzema said after the match at the Etihad Stadium.