Now that Ronaldo is no longer at the Santiago Bernabeu, Benzema is finally receiving the recognition that was long pending.
Bayern Munich head coach Julian Nagelsmann said his team ‘deserved’ to lose following the 1-0 loss away from home against Villarreal.
Villarreal forward Arnaut Danjuma hailed head coach Unai Emery after their 1-0 win over Bayern Munich on Wednesday.
In the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals, the Blues suffered a heavy 3-1 defeat at Stamford Bridge, thanks to Karim Benzema’s brilliant hat-trick.
This season, Benzema has scored 34 goals in all competitions from just 35 matches - 24 of them have come in La Liga and eight in the Champions League.
Real Madrid has confirmed that head coach Carlo Ancelotti has tested negative for COVID-19 and will travel to London for the Champions League game against Chelsea.
The Blues went on to win the Champions League last year in Thomas Tuchel’s first season after beating Real Madrid in the semifinals.
Bayern will be heading into this clash on the back of a 7-1 thumping of RB Salzburg in the last-16 second leg when Robert Lewandowski scored a hat-trick.
The quarterfinals of the Premier European competition will start on Tuesday and the final eight teams will be involved in a two-legged battle.
On Tuesday, the Frenchman was once again the star of the night, scoring twice for his national team against South Africa in a 5-0 friendly win.