Benzema overtakes Raul as Real Madrid's second best scorer in La Liga after netting twice against Elche
Bagging a brace against Elche on Wednesday night, Karim Benzema has become Real Madrid's second best scorer in La Liga history.
Raul scored a total of 228 goals in a white jersey but Karim has outpaced him with 230.
That leaves the Frenchman second on the list, behind only Cristiano Ronaldo..A significant distance behind, though.
3 - Top 3 scorers of @realmadriden in the history of LaLiga:
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) February 15, 2023
🥇Cristiano Ronaldo 🇵🇹 - 311 goals
🥈KARIM BENZEMA 🇫🇷 - 229 goals🆕
🥉Raúl González Blanco 🇪🇸 - 228 goals
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As well as going second in Madrid’s history books, Benzema also made it into the 5th on the all-time scorers in the Spanish top tier.
5 - Top 5 scorers in LaLiga history:
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) February 15, 2023
🥇- Lionel Messi 🇦🇷 474 goals
🥈- Cristiano Ronaldo 🇵🇹 311 goals
🥉- Telmo Zarra 🇪🇸 252 goals
4⃣ - Hugo Sánchez 🇲🇽 234 goals
5⃣ - KARIM BENZEMA 🇫🇷 230 goals 🆕
Olympus. pic.twitter.com/uxvptdlVjy