SOCCER CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SHAKHTAR-REAL MADRID
Sports writing, Oct 19 (EFE) .- Karim Benzema reached 290 goals for Carlos Santillana and became, with his goal in added time in the defeat of Shakhtar in Kiev (0-5), in the fourth top scorer of the history of Real Madrid, behind Cristiano Ronaldo, Raúl González and Alfredo di Stéfano.
“I hope it continues like this, helping my team as I do. The most important thing is to win and if I help with goals and assists, better for everyone ”, he said in Movistar at the end of the match.
Benzema extended his scoring streak this season. He is the top striker in LaLiga Santander and the author of two goals in three days of the ‘Champions’. He has scored eleven goals in eleven games played.
“It was a very important game after the loss at home. We played a great game, we deserved the three points, we didn’t concede goals and it’s a great result for us. It is a confidence bonus for all of us, we enjoyed this game and from tomorrow we will think about the classic on Sunday ”, he valued.
“Shakhtar are a good team, they play well at home, they put a lot of pressure. The first fifteen minutes pressed but we controlled the game and in the end we won well ”, he analyzed.
After beating Raúl in the Champions League, with his goal against Shakhtar in added time, Benzema equaled Santillana with 290 goals and is going for Di Stéfano’s 308. Further away are Raúl, with 323, and Cristiano, with 451.
Karim also had words of praise for his teammate Vinicius, who had a great performance in Kiev.
“He is still young, but he deserves his things now, he helps a lot with goals, assists, creating danger. He is a crack because of his personality. Hopefully it will continue like this until the end of the season because we want the best Vini ”, he said.
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