Topics: UEFA Champions League, Real Madrid, Chelsea, Karim Benzema, Raúl González, Zinedine Zidane
The French striker also tied Raúl González's all-time scoring record in the competition by leveling the game held on Tuesday.

Where would Real Madrid be without Karim Benzema? 

Once again, the French footballer gave Los Blancos a lifeline in their clash against Chelsea by scoring on the team's only shot on goal. With that goal, the former Olympique Lyon ace also nabbed a record for himself while re-writing the team's record books.

The record now owned by Benzema saw him surpass two people that have been truly relevant in his career. One of them is Zinedine Zidane, the other is none other than Cristiano Ronaldo, the player who owned that record before the French striker.

To top that, the player has added to his legendary display one more goal in a Champions League semi-final with the Spanish giants. In two of the previous three, the team reached the title clash. Will that be a good omen for the second leg?

Benzema will be eager to add goals to his tally next week, when Los Blancos travel to Stamford Bridge to settle the tie. If he can add one more goal to his record, the fourth place of the tournament's all-time goalscorers' chart will belong to him, as Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, and Robert Lewandowski will be the only ones to have scored more goals than him.