Compete with the greatness of Thierry Henry, Karim Benzema scored a special goal

DBasia.news –  Karim Benzema feels Real Madrid’s 5-0 victory over Leganes in the LaLiga match on Thursday (10/31) early morning Western Indonesian Time, has special meaning for him. He also felt he could get past Thierry Henry’s greatness with one goal scored in the match.

The goal against Leganes was 229th for Karim Benzema while working with Real Madrid. That makes him now legitimately bears the French player’s title along with foreign clubs. He is superior to Thierry Henry, who scored 228 goals in his career with Arsenal.

Of the 229 goals that have been made by the former Olympique Lyon player, as many as 155 goals have occurred in LaLiga matches. As for the Champions League, he made 48 goals. In total, he made 60 goals in this event and was in the 4th position of the most fertile player of all time. Only Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, and Raul Gonzalez are on it.

A penalty in the game against Leganes also has another meaning for Karim Benzema. It was the 100th goal the 31-year-old made in the LaLiga scene at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

Scoring 100 goals at the LaLiga at the Santiago Bernabeu is not easy. In the history of Real Madrid, there are only five other players who can do that. They are Cristiano Ronaldo, Alfredo Di Stefano, Raul Gonzalez, Santillana, and Ferenc Puskas. The record-holder is Ronaldo who scored 178 goals at home to Los Blancos on the LaLiga scene.