Days after confirming he won't play for France in the upcoming European championship, Karim Benzema showed all his skills to lead Real Madrid's comfortable win against Getafe. The French striker was involved in all of Los Blancos' goals before he was subbed by coach Zinedine Zidane, giving his team a commanding lead and leaving them one point behind Barcelona in La Liga's title race.
Benzema scored the go ahead goal for Real Madrid after 29 minutes, putting to good use an assist by James Rodriguez. Eleven minutes later, the Frenchman assisted Isco for the game's second goal with a quick one-two that the former Malaga midfielder finished off in style. After the break, a long through ball by Benzema helped Bale score his 16th goal of the season.
With his goal today, the French striker became the first player from his country to score 22 goals in the history of La Liga. He established the previous record back in the 2011-2012 season, and is now ranked third in the league's goal scoring chart, trailing Cristiano Ronaldo (who scored the game's final goal) and Luis Suárez.
Furthermore, the three goals scored by the "BBC" attack against Getafe raised their goal scoring total to 69, matching the amount scored by Barcelona's "MSN" attack.
A few thoughts about Benzema's display.
Officially Karim Benzema's best ever scoring season for Real Madrid #Allez
— Phil Kitromilides (@PhilKitro) April 16, 2016
"France will miss Benzema, not the other way around"
Francia es quien pierde sin @Benzema, y no él.
— (@Saruu_7) April 16, 2016
