Karim Benzema’s great challenges for 2022

Karim Benzema is the great support of Real Madrid from Carlo Ancelotti. The veteran French footballer, who has just turned 34, continues to be one of the ‘top’ forwards of Europe. He has a total of 401 goals as a professional, which are distributed as follows: 207 in LaLiga, 76 in the Champions, 43 in the League 1, 21 in the Copa del Rey, 9 in the French Cup, 3 in the Spain Supercup, 3 in the Club World Cup, 1 in the European Super Cup, 1 in the French Super Cup, 1 in the French League Cup and 36 with his selection.

These are the great challenges for Karim Benzema for 2022:

1. Overcome the mythical Di Stéfano

Benzema has scored 299 goals in 582 games as a Real Madrid player and aspires to become the third top scorer in the history of the white club, an honor that he now has Di Stefano with 308 goals behind Raul Gonzalez (323) and Cristiano Ronaldo (451).

2. Conquer your fifth Champions

If the French forward of the Real Madrid wins the Champions 2021-22 will be one Europe cup of the record of six, which is held by the legendary madridista Paco Gento, and would equal the five of the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo, of the Italians Alessandro Costacurta and Paolo Maldini, and the madridistas Di Stéfano, Héctor Rial, Marquitos, Rafael Lesmes, Enrique Mateos and José María Zárraga.

3. Reign in Qatar 2022 with France

After almost six years of absence in the selection ‘bleu’ by the ‘Valbuena case ‘, Benzema has returned by virtue of his privileges to a team in which he has scored a total of 36 goals in 94 games (70 of them as a starter). The ‘9’ of Real Madrid It is one of the key pieces of the current world champion and of the Nations League that is presented, a priori, as the great favorite to conquer the World Cup. Qatar de 2022.

4. Very close to Thierry Henry

Benzema is the second French scorer to have scored more than 400 goals in his career and his goal is to pass Thierry Henry (411 goals) Karim’s 401 goals are divided as follows: 299 with him Real Madrid (582 games), 66 with the Lyon (148 p.) And the French team 36 (94 games).

5. Going for his goalscoring record in a season

Benzema also has the great challenge of surpassing his best scoring figure with him Real Madrid in a course (32 goals in 2011-12). At present, the French striker has signed 20 goals (15 in LaLiga and 5 in the Champions) after playing a total of 23 matches in all competitions.

6. Current leader of the Pichichi Trophy

Benzema aspires in 2022 to win its first Pichichi Trophy. The march of Messi French football has cleared the way. Currently, after his last double in San Mamés against him Athletic, leads the standings with 15 goals, four more than Juanmi (Real Betis) and five more than his partner in attack, Vinicius Junior. The Frenchman, who since the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo has assumed the full weight of Real Madrid In the offensive section, he finished second in the scorers’ ranking last season with a total of 23 goals, the same as Gerard Moreno (Villarreal).

7. Firm contender for the Golden Boot

After the 2020-21 campaign crowned Robert Lewandowski as the top scorer of the European leagues in the ranking, ahead of Leo messi Y Cristiano Ronaldo, the Golden Boot is now commanded by the Norwegian Ohi Omoijuanfo (Molde), with 27 goals and 40.5 points. Second is also Norwegian Thomas Lehme Olsen (Lillestrom), with 26 goals and 39 points, while the third is the German Lewandowski (Bayern), with 19 goals and 38 points, the top scorer in the major leagues. Benzema He is eighth in the ranking with 15 goals and 30 points, tied with the Egyptian Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).

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