Benzema caught up with Holland

Karim Benzema had a great night and put his name in the orbit of several records after his Real Madrid's match with England's Chelsea in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. The 35-year-old Frenchman scored the first goal of the match, helping his team to a final 2:0 victory.

This goal equalized the captain of the "white ballet" in goals scored since the beginning of the astronomical year with the sensation of the season, Erling Holland. Both have now netted 18 times in 2023 across all competitions in which they have played.

The only difference is that Holland netted in 18 games, while Benzema needed 20 matches to record the same amount of goals as the 22-year-old Norwegian.

However, the 35-year-old Frenchman demonstrated superiority in another indicator over the Manchester City youngster. Benzema managed to be useful for his team with 5 assists, while Holland made the decisive pass to his teammate 3 times.

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