Champions League Top Scorer: Benzema Strikes, Overtakes Lewandowski's Goals

Karim Benzema (Twitter.com/@championsleague)

JAKARTA - Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema is the top scorer for the 2021/2022 Champions League. Benzema's achievement surpassed the goal made by Bayern Munich player, Robert Lewandowski.

Benzema managed to lead the provisional list of Champions League top scorers after scoring two goals in the semifinal first leg match against Manchester City on Wednesday, 27 April early Indonesian Time.

The French striker scored in the 33rd and 82nd minutes. With these two goals, Benzema has now collected 14 goals from 10 matches in the Champions League.

Benzema's record beats Lewandowski's score, who scored 13 goals in 10 matches. However, Lewandowski is certain to be out of the competition for the Champions League top scorer title because Bayern Munich has been eliminated from the competition.

This makes Benzema a big chance to win the golden boot title at the end of the competition. The reason is, so far, Benzema will only compete with Liverpool's Mohamed Salah, who has only collected eight goals.

However, Salah's opportunity is still wide open because Liverpool will host Villarreal in the semifinal first leg at Anfield Stadium, Thursday 28 April early this morning. It could be a moment for Salah to increase his goal savings.

The following is a list of the provisional top scorers for the 2021/2022 Champions League until Wednesday.

14 goals: Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)

13 goals: Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)

11 goals: Sebastien Haller (Ajax Amsterdam)

8 goals: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)

7 goals: Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig)

6 goals: Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain), Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United), Arnaut Danjuma (Villarreal), Leroy Sane (Bayern Munich), Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City)

5 goals: Darwin Nunez (Benfica), Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain), Robert Firmino (Liverpool)