The super classic match at Camp Nou tomorrow morning will be the 10th time these two great cannons have clashed in a player’s career. In the previous 9 times, Lewy and Big Benz each won 4 times and drew 1 match. Will this confrontation end in a draw for both to maintain the balance, or will one of the two rise up? In the matches against Benzema, Lewandowski scored 7 goals and provided 2 assists. As for Benzema, it is 5 goals and 1 assist.
Benzema was born in 1987, 1 year older than Lewandowski. Both are two of the best strikers of their generation. Both right-footed, 1.85m tall and wearing the same brand number 9 shirt, but this is the second time they have faced each other in an El Clasico match in La Liga.
In the first leg at the Bernabeu, Big Benz scored the opening goal for the Spanish Royal team to contribute to the home team’s 3-1 victory. Lewy did not score at that time, but created an honorable goal for the visitors. It should be remembered that on August 18, 2011 after nearly 2 years at the Bernabeu, Ben scored the first goal in the Super Classic match. Therefore, Lewy’s start in La Liga above promises to be the next competition at Camp Nou this time.
Currently, Benzema is wearing the captain’s armband of the Spanish Royal team. Since joining Real in the summer of 2009, Big Benz has scored 341 games in 632 matches in all competitions. In La Liga alone, his number of goals is 230 goals / 430 matches. Besides, Benzema also became one of eight players in Real history to have won at least one Golden Ball for Los Blancos: Di Stéfano, Raymond Kopa, Luis Figo, Ronaldo Nazario, Cannavaro, Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric and Karim Benzema.
Benzema is truly a legend at Real, where he is the most foreign player for the club and is having his 14th season at the Bernabeu team. Meanwhile, Lewandowski just arrived at Barca in the summer of 2022 after making history in Germany in the colors of Dortmund and Bayern. It didn’t take long for him to adapt to his new environment.
One thing is for sure, although their best years and peaks may be over, both Lewy and Big Benz are continuing to display their best qualities, just like Like fine wines, the longer they age, the better they become. Because both are the best strikers of their clubs in La Liga 2022/23. Even the Polish striker is also the top scorer in the Spanish league this season.
It should also be noted, the confrontation between them tomorrow morning attracts special attention partly because both are the 3rd and 4th best scorers in Champions League history. If Lewy has 91 goals, Ben ú also owns 89 goals. And Benzema still has many opportunities to level and surpass his colleague right this season. Because his Real is continuing the journey to defend the crown when in the quarter-finals will face Chelsea.
Joining Real from the summer of 2009, Benzema has experienced 41 super classic matches in all competitions, scoring 13 goals and providing 4 assists. And tomorrow morning, the Lazy Cat could match (or surpass) César Rodríguez, Paco Gento and Ferenc Puskas (14 goals) and even Raul (15 goals) on the El Clasico all-time scorers chart. led by Leo Messi with 26 goals.
It seems that the battle between the two great cannons tomorrow morning is worth the wait. Will Lewy have the first goal in the El Clasico match against Benzema, or will the French striker score to knock the milestones? Let’s wait and see.
