In the early morning of Beijing time this morning, the first leg of the Champions League semi-final Manchester City against Real Madrid was indeed a peak showdown + goal battle. The pre-match prediction that the focal points of both teams would be De Bruyne and Benzema, and the course of the race confirmed this prediction. As a result, thanks to Tintin's passing achievements and Benzema's two goals, as well as the goals of Manchester City's Jesus, Foden, B-seat and Real Madrid's Vinicius, Real Madrid finally won 4-3 against Real Madrid, taking advantage of the final.
It should be said that the performances of De Bruyne and Benzema in this game are very eye-catching, less than 2 minutes after the opening, Tintin scored with a header to make a fantastic start for Manchester City; in the 11th minute, Tintin used a clever pass to make Jesus stop the ball and turn around and push the achievement. Facing a 0-2 trail, Benzema stepped forward! In the 32nd minute, he received flanders Mendy's diagonal pass in the penalty area and swept a left-foot volley into the net, narrowing the score gap to one goal.
The match progressed into the 81st minute, when Real Madrid took a 4-2 lead, laporte sent a handball inside the penalty area, and Benzema took the penalty. At the crucial moment of such a big competition, the French striker actually rubbed a spoon penalty and staged the second degree in the way of four or two thousand pounds, once again reducing the score to 1 goal, and 4-3 was the final score this morning.
After scoring the penalty, Benzema also set two records, the first of which was that benzema, at the age of 34 and 128 days, became the oldest player to play in the Champions League semi-final in nearly 17 years.
The second record is that Benzema has scored seven goals in the history of the Champions League semi-finals, and he has surpassed Messi (6 goals) in the all-time champions league semi-finals, equaling Levan and trailing only Ronaldo, who scored 13 goals. Considering that there is still a second leg of the home game in the semi-finals, It should be a high probability event that Benzema surpassed Levan in the number of goals scored in the Champions League semi-finals.
Coincidentally, Benzema seems to be on the same page as Levan. After scoring twice this morning, Benzema has scored 14 Champions League goals this season, surpassing Levan's 13 goals and currently leading the Champions League top scorers list. In the top 7 of the top 7 scorers list, the only players who theoretically have the potential to surpass Benzema are Salah (8 goals) and Mahrez (6 goals).
Who can reach the final between Manchester City and Real Madrid, and who can win the Champions League this season, is still unknown, but there is no suspense for one honour, that is, Benzema will be crowned the top scorer of the Champions League this season, and he is currently 6 goals ahead of Salah and is unlikely to be overtaken.