In the face of the descent of Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid, the team treated the Portuguese’s absence well. The Spanish capital has recovered in the League and has recently regained the league title.
Much of this is due to the form of French striker Karim Benzema, who during Ronaldo’s time at the Bernabéu has become a more artistic and facilitating player of the Talismanic figure.
With boys such as José Mourinho, Carlo Ancelotti and Zinedine Zidane, although the Frenchman plays the central role, he has used himself to feed Cristiano Ronaldo and has led former Manchester United player to score a prolific number of goals.
However, since Ronaldo’s march, Benzema has had to take on the role of the team’s top scorer. Benzema arrived in Real Madrid from Lyon, the Spanish aspect has known Benzema as a prolific goal scorer himself and, in particular, for his artistic qualities.
So it’s no surprise how many goals Benzema now accumulates as the club’s top central figure, which only Lionel Messi finished in last season’s standings at the moment.
No other band player able to reflect the shape of Ronaldo’s purpose and instead used to help Benzema with arts centers, through balls and incisive passes. As Marco Asensio, Rodrygo, Vinicius Junior and Lucas Vázquez have been used in various combinations through Zidane to make the most of their French striker.
Zidane has gone one step further in supporting Benzema. In a recent interview, former Real Madrid midfielder asked about a comparison between Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo. The coach replied that the French striker more than goals.
“Karim is decisive because what he does, he does it in a phenomenal way,” Zidane said. “But not just in terms of goals scored. I repeat what I’m saying about Karim, it’s not just goals. It also plays a lot and allows us to express ourselves with quality.
“He’s a great player. When he scores even better. He’s a great player for our team.
Benzema has scored 11 goals and recorded five assists in La Liga and the Champions League. He scored in the organization’s last match against Borussia Monchengladbach, helping his team win and taking first place in the organization.
Benzema, now 33, is coming to the end of his peak. Real Madrid did very well, as mentioned, with Ronaldo’s departure, possibly locate him much more complicated to move from Benzema.