Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) overtakes Hugo Sanchez to become the 4th top scorer in La Liga history

Benzema closes in on Telmo Zarra

Benzema did not achieve this alone. He first took advantage of a caviar from Vinicius Jr. to open the scoring and thus score the goal which allowed him to equal Hugo Sanchez (5th). Then an offering from Rodrygo to overtake him (17th). The former Lyonnais then converted a penalty shortly before the break and now totals 236 goals since the start of his career in La Liga (41st). Benzema, 35, joined Real in 2009 from Lyon, his training club, for 35 million euros.

Named Ballon d’Or in 2022, Benzema also scored his third hat-trick in his last eight appearances with Real in all competitions. He can aspire to settle on the podium of the top scorers in the history of La Liga. The Madrid striker is only 16 units behind the legendary Telmo Zarra, author of 252 goals in the Spanish championship according to Opta. To join Cristiano Ronaldo (311 goals) and especially Lionel Messi (474 ​​goals), the task promises to be more complicated.