The French Karim Benzemastriker for Real Madrid, aspires in the final against Liverpool to reach or even beat the record for goals in the same edition of Champions League, who holds Cristiano Ronaldo (17, in 2013-2014).
Benzema reaches the last game with 15 so many in his private account, ten of them achieved in the direct elimination rounds (eighth, quarter and semi-finals), against greats like Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea and Manchester City.
With two goals in the final, Benzema would catch up with Cristiano Ronaldo, his former teammate at Real Madrid, and with three or more he would establish a new solo record.
In case of scoring a goal, Benzema would not reach Cristiano’s record but he would be left alone in the historical third position of the Champions League scorers.
The Frenchman now shares that third place with the Pole Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich), both with 86; ahead of them are Cristiano Ronaldo (140 goals) and Lionel Messi (125).
As far as the Liverpool, the team’s main scorers in this Champions League have been Mohamed Salah (eight goals) and Sadio Mané (five); both already know what it is to score in a final of this tournament.
The Egyptian attacker opened the scoring in Liverpool’s win over Tottenham (2-0) in the 2019 final in Madrid, while Sané scored the only goal for the ‘Reds’ in the defeat a year earlier against Real Madrid in the Kyiv final.
Mané is also on a scoring streak in this Champions League, as he scored in the first leg of the quarter-final against Benfica and also in the two semi-final matches against Villarreal.
The scorers of the Champions League 2021-22
- 15 goals: Benzema (Real Madrid)
- 13 goals: Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
- 11 goals: Haller (Ajax Amsterdam)
- 8 goals: Salah (Liverpool)
- 7 goals: Mahrez (Manchester City), Nkunku (RB Leipzig)
- 6 goals: Arnaut Danjuma (Villarreal), Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United), Mbappé (Paris SG), Nunez (Benfica), Sané (Bayern Munich)
- 5 goals: Mané (Liverpool), Messi (Paris SG), Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), Rodrygo (Real Madrid)
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