Real Madrid (Spain) veteran striker Karim Benzema (36) scored multiple goals in the first leg of the round of 16 of the European Football Federation (UEFA) Champions League (UCL), demonstrating his strength in a big game. showed off again.메이저놀이터
Benzema scored two goals in the first leg of the 2022-23 UCL round of 16 against Liverpool (England) held at Anfield, England on the 22nd (Korean time), leading Real Madrid to a 5-2 come-from-behind victory.
Benzema scored his first goal with a bold left-footed shot in the 10th minute of the second half when his team was leading 3-2, and scored an additional goal with a calm shot between three defenders after overtaking the goalkeeper in the 22nd minute of the second half.
Benzema, who has been through all the battles in the meantime, has scored 88 goals in 147 matches in the tournament.
In particular, Benzema’s true value was further demonstrated in the knockout tournament, where it is difficult to recover once lost. He has scored a whopping 19 goals in 19 recent UCL tournament matches.
Benzema scored consecutive hat-tricks in the second leg of the round of 16 against Paris Saint-Germain (France) and the first leg of the quarter-final against Chelsea (England) in UCL last season, and then scored consecutive goals until the second leg of the semi-final against Manchester City (England). .
In this tournament, he scored multiple goals from the first game of the tournament, continuing the manly aspect of the tournament.
Benzema is still maintaining a sense of peak even at a considerable age, such as winning the FIFA Ballon d’Or Award, given to the world’s best player in 2022.
After the match, Benzema said, “We had a tough game, but we had the strength to turn it around and we did it.
Teammate Thibaut Courtois also said, “Even the Liverpool home fans applauded Benzema after the match. They know how to play football properly.”