Karim Benzema
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Real Madrid head to Stamford Bridge to take on Chelsea in the Champions League and according to Dimitar Berbatov, Karim Benzema could be the triumph card for the Spanish side.

The forward scored Madrid’s only goal in the first leg to keep his side in the tie and according to Berbatov, Chelsea will need to be special attention to him, despite the Premier League side being the slight favourites to win the second leg.

Berbatov said in an interview, via Metro: “The second leg will be an interesting one. Seeing how Chelsea have progressed under Tuchel, I think they have a great chance go to to the final.

“But the same goes for Real Madrid. This season people have spoken about them being in a crisis but bam, they are in the semi-finals of the Champions League.

“For me it’s another even tie, but I’m slightly favouring Chelsea in this one to be honest.

“Benzema’s goal in the first leg was unreal and it shows how under-rated he is. He is Real Madrid’s main goal scorer, he is a leader going forward, always looking to create chances and control the game.

“I’m a big admirer of his and he is the main man for them and Chelsea will need to keep an eye on him.”

 

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Karim Benzema has been leading the charge for Real Madrid all throughout this season and so far he’s netted 28 goals in 41 games across all competitions.

The failures of players like Gareth Bale and Jovic in recent times has put all the goal-scoring burden on the Frenchman and so far, he’s not disappointed.

Benzema has scored six goals in nine Champions League matches this season and with players like Eden Hazard and Vinicius Jr not in great form, Tuchel might indeed have to play draw up a special plan to stop the 33-year-old centre-forward.

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