Score A Hat-trick For Madrid, Benzema Pastes Lewandowski On Top Of The Champions League Top Scorers

Karim Benzema (Instagram.com/@karimbenzema)

JAKARTA - The hunt for the 2021/2022 Champions League top scorer title is getting fiercer after the first leg of the quarter-finals was held. Statistics continue to move, including Karim Benzema's goalscoring.

The Real Madrid striker managed to climb to the second position of the Champions League top scorer list to stick to Robert Lewandowski who was in the top position.

Benzema's goal collection increased after he scored a hat-trick when helping Real Madrid beat Chelsea 3-1 in the match Thursday, 7 April early WIB. In the match at Stamford Bridge, Benzema opened the scoring in the 21st minute, then in the 24th minute and closed it in the 46th minute.

An additional three goals in the match against Chelsea made Benzema now collect a total of 11 goals. That number is now in line with that of Sebastien Haller, an Ajax Amsterdam player who both sits in second place on the Champions League top scorer list.

While at the top, Lewandowski has recorded 12 goals for Bayern Munich. That number is only one goal difference from Benzema's, but Lewandowski's opportunity to add another goal was hampered because he failed to score in Bayern's 1-0 loss to Villarreal.

This condition makes Benzema Lewandowsi's only competitor. Because Haller will not play again because Ajax has been eliminated from the Champions League.

Shifted to the third position in the ranks of the Champions League top scorers, there is Liverpool's mainstay striker, Mohamed Salah. The Egyptian national team player has collected 8 goals.

The following is a list of the Champions League provisional top scorers after the first leg of the quarter-finals quoted from the official UEFA website:

Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) - 12 goals

Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) - 11 goals

Sebastien Haller (Ajax) - 11 goals

Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) - 8 goals

Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) - 7 goals