His future at Madrid is also unknown -- his contract expires in June and no public decision has been made over a renewal by player or club. theSun theSundaily RealMadrid ChampionsLeague Benzema
Real Madrid's French forward Karim Benzema celebrates after scoring his team's third goal during the Spanish League football match between Real Madrid CF and Elche CF at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on February 15, 2023. AFPPIX: Karim Benzema has formed an essential part of Real Madrid's Champions League success, but there are doubts over whether his team can rely on him to extend their European domination this season.
Benzema missed Madrid's La Liga win over Espanyol on Saturday with an ankle issue but is expected to return to face Liverpool at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday in a last 16 second leg clash. Benzema has aged like a fine wine, playing his best football in his later years, freed up from playing on the fringes when Cristiano Ronaldo left Madrid in 2018, and becoming a top-class goalscorer.
Manchester City suffered the same fate in the semi-finals, with Benzema netting twice at the Etihad in the first leg then slotting home a penalty to send Madrid through to the final, in extra-time again at the Santiago Bernabeu. Benzema's brace took the forward to 88 in the Champions League in his career and he will hope to overtake Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski on 91 as the third top scorer of all time in the competition.With Benzema's destiny yet to be decided, PSG's Champions League exit last week proved an opportunity for some Spanish news outlets to rekindle links with Kylian Mbappe.
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