"AS" newspaper reported that Real Madrid striker, French Karim Benzema, has become the most successful player in the El Clasico matches between Real and Barcelona, ​​which are being held at the latter's "Camp Nou" stadium.

The Spanish newspaper reported that the goal that Benzema made for his colleague Federico Valverde in the Barça and Real Madrid match that was held last Saturday and ended with a 3-1 victory for the royal team, is the sixth goal made by the French star over the course of his participation in the El Clasico matches at Camp Nou, To outperform the three Barcelona legends, the Argentine Lionel Messi, the Spaniards Xavi and Andreas Iniesta, as each of them made five goals.

She indicated that Benzema had equaled the record for the most goal-making player in El Clasico matches at Camp Nou during the last 25 years, and was registered in the name of the former Barcelona star and legendary coach of the Catalan club, Pep Guardiola.

AS stressed that these statistics make it clear that Benzema is not that outright traditional striker, as he steps back a lot and goes deep into the field to make goals for his teammates.

Source: en.as.com

By:Nadeemy Haded