Real Madrid becomes first team to score 1,000 Champions League goals
German giants Bayern Munich are in second place, with 768 objectives whereas Actual’s rivals Barcelona is in third place with 655 objectives.
The membership has had some prolific purpose scorers over time, none extra so than Cristiano Ronaldo who, throughout his 9 seasons in Madrid, turned the main scorer within the event’s historical past, together with the 105 objectives he scored for Actual Madrid.
Benzema’s two objectives on Wednesday had been his 74th and seventy fifth Champions League objectives, whereas membership legend Raul has 66.
The European Cup was launched in 1955, earlier than it was rebranded to the Champions League in 1992.
Actual Madrid has gained the competitors a file 13 instances, together with thrice in a row between 2015 and 2018.
The membership gained the inaugural version of the European Cup in 1955-56, in addition to the next 4 editions earlier than being knocked out by Barcelona within the first spherical in 1960.
Benzema’s objectives proved decisive on Wednesday as Actual beat Shakhtar 2-1 to keep up its push to qualify for the subsequent spherical of the Champions League.