karim benzema and cristiano ronaldo were teammates at real madrid, with a portuguese superstar casting a considerable shadow over his french colleague to Santiago Bernabeu when he set out to rewrite the history books.
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner left Spain for Juventus in 2018, allowing another proven figurehead to step up for Los Blancos and show he can be a presence talisman in its own right.
ronaldo has remained a prolific source of goals in italy and in england with manchester united, but has he been able to keep pace with a rejuvenated benzema over the last four years? target take a look…
benzema vs ronaldo: who has scored more goals since 2018?
During nine memorable years at Madrid, Ronaldo recorded a remarkable 450 goals in 438 appearances in all competitions, helping Los Blancos win two La Liga titles and four Champions League crowns.
In the same period, having also been acquired in an impressive summer 2009 transfer window, Benzema found the target on 192 occasions across 412 starts.
The French striker broke the 20-goal barrier in six successive seasons, posting a best return of 32 in 2011-12, but was forever overshadowed by Ronaldo, who only dropped below 40 goals once during his time with Real and reached 61 efforts in 2014-15.
After choosing to sever ties with Los Blancos, Ronaldo took his considerable talents to Italy and became a centurion again while at Juventus.
ronaldo scored 101 goals in 134 games for the bianconeri, while a further 24 goals have been recorded since returning to manchester united for the second time in the summer of 2021.
In total, the all-time top scorer in the history of men’s international football, as well as having a record at Real Madrid and the Champions League, has found the target 125 times since he packed his bags in Spain at a rate of 0.72 per game.
In particular, Ronaldo’s absence from the Bernabeu has allowed Benzema to flourish, with the French international taking his game to even greater heights.
He is 34 years old, but he is setting personal bests in the 2021-22 campaign after becoming a regular beyond 30 goals.
benzema, who was welcomed by france in 2021 from the international desert, has scored 44 real goals this season alone and has 131 under his belt since he saw ronaldo say goodbye to the whites, at 0.69 per game.
benzema’s goals since 2018
season
liga
cup
europe
other
general
2018-19
21
4
4
1
30
2019-20
21
1
5
0
27
2020-21
23
0
6
1
30
2021-22
27
0
15
2
44
total
92
5
30
4
131
ronaldo’s goals since 2018
season
liga
cup
europe
other
general
2018-19
21
0
6
1
28
2019-20
31
2
4
0
37
2020-21
29
2
4
1
36
2021-22
18
0
6
0
24
total
99
4
20
2
125
tables correct at time of writing 05/16/2022
benzema vs ronaldo: who has won more trophies since 2018?
While there is little to choose between Ronaldo and Benzema in the grand scheme of things, it is interesting to note where their targets have come from.
Both men are expected to be talismanic figures for their respective clubs, with their presence destined to bring major trophies within reach.
Ronaldo has recorded more league goals than Benzema since leaving Real (99-92), but the fearsome Frenchman is ahead in the Champions League (30-20).
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The pair have enjoyed domestic title triumphs since they parted ways, with Juve claiming two Serie A crowns with a Portuguese icon on their books, while Madrid enjoyed domestic dominance in 2019-20.
Los Blancos have also won the Spanish Super Cup a couple of times since 2018, while Ronaldo enjoyed one Coppa Italia success and two Supercoppa Italiano wins during his Turin days.
benzema trophies since 2018
competition
year(s) won
the league
2019-20, 2021-22
Spanish Super Cup
2019-20, 2021-22
fifa club world cup
2018
ronaldo trophies since 2018
competition
year(s) won
a-series
2018-19, 2019-20
italian cup
2020-21
Italian Super Cup
2018, 2020
tables correct at time of writing 05/16/2022