Benzema Joins the Ranks of Ronaldo and Messi in the Fabled Champions League Lineup.

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France’s Karim Benzema has joined the legendary European Champions League roster after being in the starting line-up for Real Madrid to take on Chelsea on Tuesday in the second leg of the continental competition’s final price.

According to the statistics network Opta, Benzema became the fifth player to play at least 150 Champions League matches, along with Cristiano Ronaldo (183) - Iker Casillas (177) Lionel Messi (163) - Javi Hernandez (151). ).

150 - Karim Benzema becomes fifth player reach 150 performances in V @Champions League:

183 - Cristiano Ronaldo 🇵🇹
177 - Iker Casillas 🇪🇸
163 - Lionel Messi 🇦🇷
151 - Javi Hernandez 🇪🇸
150 - Karim Benzema 🇫🇷

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— OptaJose (@OptaJose) April 18, 2023

The first half of the match between Chelsea and Real Madrid ended in a goalless draw, with the latter winning the first leg with two unanswered goals.

Source: “Opta”

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