Benzema may soon equal the legendary Alfredo Di Stéfano and make Real Madrid history

Real Madrid are preparing for Wednesday’s Champions League rematch against Paris Saint-Germain. They will be relying heavily on French cannonballer Karim Benzema, for whom it will surely be a special night.

Real Madrid’s preparations for the rematch with PSG have gone well

The Champions League semi-final return leg will be played on Wednesday night and most of the attention will be on the Santiago Bernabéu stadium. Here, hosts Real Madrid will try to reverse a 0-1 loss to Paris.

Real Madrid won the dress rehearsal for the rematch with PSG in Saturday’s Spanish La Liga match against Real Sociedad, managing to turn the match around and winning 4: 1 in a shootout full of beautiful goals. French sharpshooter Karim Benzema, the White Ballet’s biggest star, scored from the penalty spot in the 77th minute.

Karim Benzema is closing in on the legendary Alfredo di Stéfano

The prayers of the home fans will go to him in particular, as he has been in amazing form this season as well. With the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo, he is carrying the weight of Real Madrid’s attack on his shoulders. It will certainly be a special night for the Frenchman, and not just because of the fact that he is playing against the best club in France. He may achieve an unprecedented feat that few Los Blancos fans could have imagined a few years ago.

The French striker scored his 306th goal for Real Madrid on Saturday and is just two goals short of equalling one of the club’s greatest legends, Alfredo di Stéfano. He could thus become the third top scorer for the club from the Spanish capital, which would be a truly incredible feat given its rich history.

Only the darling of the stands, former Spanish international Raúl González with 323 goals, and the fearless ruler of these statistics, Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored an unprecedented 451 goals for Real Madrid, would be ahead of him.

Benzema is back in the mood this season

Karim Benzema is back in the mood this season and has already scored 27 goals in 32 games. He is on track to break his own record of 32 goals, which he set in the 2010/2011 season. Back then, he led his club to the Spanish league title.

Now he has all the ingredients to repeat history. Real Madrid already have an eight-point lead over second-placed Sevilla in La Liga and Benzema is the clear leader in the league’s goal scoring stats so far. Let’s see if he can assert himself in Wednesday’s all-important match.

Source: Marca