Karim Benzema in terms of attacking threat.
The Frenchman has scored more than a third of
Los Blancos goals this season (28 of 77) and his side have struggled to find the net recently, scoring just four goals in their last five games, of which three came from the No.9.
Benzema kept
Chelsea by scoring the equaliser, while he also hit the woodwork.
Los Blancos reliance on
Benzema has led
Zinedine Zidane to look for alternatives in attack in an attempt to resolve his side s goalscoring drought.
Many, therefore, are looking to
Eden Hazard to bring some extra attacking flair to the team. The Belgian hasn t played many minutes in the last two games, but he has shown glimpses of his class when he s been on the pitch.
Los Rojiblancos top the LaLiga Santander table with 73 points, followed by
Real Madrid and
Barcelona, who are level on 71, just one point ahead of Sevilla.
With the title race being the most exciting in years, the main question raised is: who will become LaLiga Santander champions in May?
The four suitors run-ins
Atletico Madrid will host Elche before facing
Barcelona at the Camp Nou and Real Sociedad at the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano. Their two last games of the season will be theoretically easier, as they will host Osasuna and play away at Real Valladolid.
Meanwhile,
Real Madrid have three home games in total, against Osasuna,
The
Real Madrid players were given the day off on Wednesday, yet the image of
Carvajal shaking his head and saying no as he made his way off against Chelsea - he was replaced by
Alvaro Odriozola in the 77th minute - shows that he knew that there was a problem.
In an injury-plagued season for the defender,
Carvajal has made just 15 appearances for
Real Madrid this campaign.
Apr 28, 2021 - 08:17 am By Staff Reporter
Karim Benzema has drawn level with Real Madrid legend Raul Gonzalez in the Champions League s all-time goalscoring charts.
Benzema joined former Los Blancos teammate and captain Raul in fourth position on the all-time Champions League goalscoring standings on Tuesday when he netted a well-taken equaliser in Los Blancos 1-1 semi-final first-leg draw against Chelsea.
Following his strike against the Blues, the former France international has now netted 71 times in the competition – a return that places him behind only Robert Lewandowski, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
He scored his first Champions League goal on debut back in 2005 while on the books of Olympique Lyonnais and netted 12 times in 19 appearances for the Ligue 1 side in the competition, before joining Real in 2009.
Real Madrid due to the away goal scored by
Christian Pulisic in the 14th minute, but nobody will be betting against
Zinedine Zidane s men staging a comeback at Stamford Bridge next week.
Real Madrid have been against the ropes since the beginning of this season but have managed to get themselves just seven games away from an impressive double, especially when you think about the first two games of this Champions League campaign.
Complicated match for Real Madrid
The 1-1 draw with
Chelsea makes it 17 games unbeaten for
Real Madrid, who will go all out at Stamford Bridge in order to book their place in the final.