Benzema is the number one candidate for the 2022 Golden Ball title, scoring 44 goals and 15 assists in all competitions, helping Real win the treble of Spanish Super Cup, La Liga and Champions League last season.
Yesterday, Benzema continued to be ungainly despite being given the opportunity to play the full 90 minutes.
Benzema dribbled in Real’s 2-1 win over Shakhtar in round three of the Champions League on the evening of October 5.
Typically, in the 25th minute, Benzema received the ball from Federico Valverde and then curled his right foot inside the penalty area, unable to beat goalkeeper Anatolii Trubin.
However, Real’s attack had an explosive day with 18 shots in the first half alone.
Vinicius celebrates a goal with his teammates in the Shakhtar match.
In the 28th minute, the quartet of Benzema, Rodrygo, Vinicius and Valverde clashed together.
Andriy Lunin – who started in place of injured goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois – conceded in all seven appearances for Real in all competitions with eight goals conceded.
In the second half, Real shot again 18 times, but could not find more goals.
Real Madrid 2-1 Shakhtar Donetsk
Main developments in the match Real 2-1 Shakhtar on October 5.
Anyway, the 2-1 result also helped Real maintain its winning streak and top Group F with nine absolute points, five points ahead of Shakhtar.
Squad
Real: Lunin, Alaba, Militao, Mendy, Carvajal, Tchouameni (Camavinga 75), Kroos, Valverde, Benzema, Vinicius, Rodrygo (Asensio 80).
Shakhtar: Trubin, Matviyenko, Bondar, Stepanenko (Traore 88), Mykhaylychenko, Konoplia, Sudakov (Djurasek 88), Bondarenko, Mudryk, Shved (Petryak 67), Zubkov (Sikan 67).
