BENZEMA CLOSE GAP ON RAUL

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Real Madrid talisman Karim Benzema has closed the gap on club legend Raul Gonzalez on the Champions League overall scoring chart after his goal against Italian Serie A team Atalanta in the second leg of the round of 16 tie between the two clubs. Karim Benzema was on target for Real Madrid in the 3-1 home win over Atalanta on Tuesday night as the Spanish team sealed a quarterfinal place with a 4-1 aggregate victory after they had won the away leg 1-0 over 10-man Atalanta courtesy the late goal from French left-back Ferland Mendy.

Atalanta were the better team at the start of the second leg until Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric pounced on a poor pass from Atalanta shot stopper Marco Sportiellobefore providing the assist for Karim Benzema to score the opener in the second leg on 34 minutes. Karim Benzema was able to take his goal tally to five goals in six Champions League games this season and 21 goals in 31 games for Real Madrid in all competitions this term. With the goal against Atalanta, Karim Benzema took his Champions League tally to 68 goals thus closing the gap on Real Madrid legend Raul Gonzalez in fourth position. Benzema is in fifth position on the list of the overall Champions League leading goalscorersand the Frenchman is now within three goals of Raul Gonzalez. Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski is third on the list with 73 goals, while Barcelona skipper Lionel Messi is second with 120 goals. Juventus player Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 134 goals and he has the most goals in the history of the competition.
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REAL MADRID TEAM NEWS AHEAD OF REAL VALLADOLID CLASH

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Real Madrid will continue their sole mission of putting increased pressure on La Liga table-toppers Atletico Madrid when they make a trip to Real Valladolid in their next league clash on Saturday evening. Zinedine Zidane saw his players secure a comfortable 2-0 win over Valencia in their last league clash, their third straight win in the league, and they will want to keep the momentum and high spirits intact.

Toni Kroos and Karim Benzema were the scorers for Madrid who continue to maintain their second position in the league table. However, ahead of their trip to Valladolid on Saturday, the Madrid club continue to battle with injury crises and have a couple of stars who have missed a large chunk of games due to several injuries this season. Read More

REAL MADRID TEAM NEWS AHEAD OF REAL VALLADOLID CLASH

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Real Madrid will continue their sole mission of putting increased pressure on La Liga table-toppers Atletico Madrid when they make a trip to Real Valladolid in their next league clash on Saturday evening. Zinedine Zidane saw his players secure a comfortable 2-0 win over Valencia in their last league clash, their third straight win in the league, and they will want to keep the momentum and high spirits intact.

Toni Kroos and Karim Benzema were the scorers for Madrid who continue to maintain their second position in the league table. However, ahead of their trip to Valladolid on Saturday, the Madrid club continue to battle with injury crises and have a couple of stars who have missed a large chunk of games due to several injuries this season. Read More

BENZEMA TO FACE TRIAL OVER 2015 SEX-TAPE BLACKMAIL

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Real Madrid’s French forward Karim Benzema will reportedly face trial for his alleged participation in certain accusations suggesting that he was responsible for blackmailing former France national team-mate Mathieu Valbuena back in 2015. The incident may have happened six years ago, but it has come back to haunt the Real Madrid forward who has reacted unhappily to the reports that he will have to face a trial.

The office of the prosecutor is saying that Benzema would have to stand a trial as a result of the charge of conspiracy over an attempt to blackmail. In his own way of reacting to the news, Benzema posted a screenshot of an image which had the headline of his trial on his Instagram story, and in his caption, he asked how long the farce is going to last. Read More

BENZEMA NOW HAS 50-50 CHANCE OF RETURNING AGAINST INTER

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In what will come as good news with everyone associated with Real Madrid Football Club, it has been declared that French striker Karim Benzema may likely return from injury against Inter Milan as both clubs lock horns in the UEFA Champions League this week.


Benzema missed Madrid’s 1-1 draw with Villarreal on Saturday due to injury and it was declared earlier that he will be missing the Inter game. However, a recent statement has been released insinuating that the star striker could be back to the starting eleven as he looks to help his side secure a win.
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MADRID CAN’T AFFORD MAJOR SIGNING

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Real Madrid chief Florentino Perez has declared that the club are still feeling the full effects of the Covid19 pandemic like many other clubs. He therefore revealed further that there will be no major incoming transfer at the end of the season.


Madrid turned to a winning machine after La Liga resumed, winning ten consecutive matches on their way to a 34th La Liga title – which was confirmed after a 2-1 victory over Villarreal on match day 37, with a game to spare.
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ARNOLD REVEALS ALVES AS IDOL

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Liverpool and England right back Trent Alexander Arnold has named former Barcelona defender Dani Alves as the full backs he tried to learn from. The right back also stated that he wants to take his game to the next level. Arnold reached double figures for assists last season and he is on course to reach even higher figures this season, but he has admitted he needed to add more goals to his game.


The 20-year-old has been a revelation for Jurgen Klopp’s side over the last three seasons, making 90 appearances and registering 22 assists from the right-back position.
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CHELSEA EYE TIMO WERNER

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Chelsea are looking forward to signing RB Leipzig hot shot, Timo Werner, as the Premier League giant look to strengthen their side in the summer transfer window.


Frank Lampard has man0euvered the season without any new arrivals. Chelsea were banned from signing new players. A decision that was rescinded at court of Arbitration for Sport, CAS, in December thereby opening the window to bring in players in January.
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KANE TO REPLACE BENZEMA AT MADRID?

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There are rumours that if the Real Madrid and Zinedine Zidane affair does not yield as much fruits at the end of the season, Florentino Perez would be forced to bring on another coach. A name common to most lips is that of former coach Jose Mourinho.


Since the exit of the Portuguese from Manchester United, he has been doing more of punditry and adverts – one of which is the famous Paddy Power Games flick. Zidane’s second coming has been filled with bumps but then it was a rebuilding effort and sacrifices had to be made. Eden Hazard has been slow to pick up, the midfield has not been as potent and then the Thibaut Courtois issues.
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