Karim Benzema Breaks Lionel Messi’s UCL Record After Scoring a Brace Against Manchester City

• Karim Benzema can’t stop scoring at the moment as the French striker kept Real Madrid’s Champions League final hopes alive against Manchester City
• The 34-year-old moved clear of this season’s scorers’ chart in the Champions League after netting his 14th goal in the competition
• The French striker has now surpassed Messi’s Champions League record in the semi-finals with his 7th strike eclipsing that of the Argentine

Karim Benzema is the man of the hour at the moment as the Real Madrid striker kept the Los Blancos’ chase for another Champions League final alive after bagging a brace against Manchester City.

The French striker scored in both halves against the Citizens at the Etihad Stadium to take his tally in this season’s competition to 14 goals.

According to a report via LiveSoccertv, Benzema has scored more goals in the semi-finals of the Champions League than Messi after netting his 7th against Manchester City.

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The 34-year-old now ranks higher than Messi who has 6 goals at this stage of the competition but remains behind Manchester United forward, Cristiano Ronaldo who has 13 goals.

Karim Benzema will mostly likely extend his record against Messi when the second-leg fixture is played at the Santiago Bernabeu on May 4 going by his present form for the Los Blancos.

Karim Benzema the record-breaker

Karim Benzema is regarded as the hottest striker right now in World Football after his brace against Manchester City in the UEFA Champions League.

The 34-year-old striker has for the first time in his professional career reached the 40-goal mark after he scored his 41st goal against City.

The Real Madrid striker also set the record as the first player in Champions League history to score as many as five goals away from home in the knockout stages against clubs from a single nation in a season.

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Benzema's brace Keeps Real's Champions League dream alive

Earlier, Sports Brief reported there will be everything to play for when Manchester City and Real Madrid face off in the second leg of their semi-final tie after the first leg ended in a 4-3 thrilling win for the Premier League giants.

City appear to have their eyes fixated on winning the European title this season after falling short during last season's final where they lost to Chelsea.

The Citizens have had an epic journey in the competition this term, eliminating Atletico Madrid in the quarter-finals.