Benzema equals Ronaldo's achievement, and is close to a record French star Karim Benzema contributed to Real Madrid's 3-1 victory over Manchester City in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final, in the meeting that was held at the "Santiago Bernabéu". Benzema scored Real Madrid's third goal from a penalty kick, to lead his team to the Champions League final, knowing that the first leg between the two teams ended with Man City winning 4-3. According to the Opt statistics network, Benzema scored 10 goals in the Champions League playoffs this season, to be the most player to score this number of goals alongside Cristiano Ronaldo (2016-2017). Benzema is also two goals away from the equalization of Cristiano Ronaldo as the player with the most goals scored in a single season in the Champions League
(Ronaldo scored 17 goals in 2014). Benzema currently has 15 goals in the Champions League this season and is the top scorer.
