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The UEFA Champions League is the most fiercely contested cup competition in club soccer. It takes immense technical quality and mental fortitude to stand out in this competition of champions, with only a handful managing to do so each year. The most tangible way of standing out is by finishing as the top scorer and winning the Golden Boot. Kylian Mbappe was the most recent winner of the award, with the then-Paris Saint-Germain forward scoring eight times to secure it in 2023-24.
While Mbappe did well to win his first UEFA Champions League Golden Boot, it was not one for the history books. Over the years, we have witnessed even more remarkable goalscoring performances from world-class forwards, and, today, we will check them out. Here are the five best exhibitions of goalscoring in a single UEFA Champions League campaign:
#5 Karim Benzema (Real Madrid – 2021/22): 15 Goals
Karim Benzema Has Won 5 UCL Trophies In His Career
Following Cristiano Ronaldo’s departure in 2018, Karim Benzema got the opportunity to become Real Madrid’s frontman. The Frenchman rose to the challenge and showed he was one of the best forwards the game has ever seen.
Benzema, who is currently plying his trade at Al-Ittihad, enjoyed the best season of his career in 2021-22. He scored 44 goals and provided 15 assists in 46 games in all competitions, with 15 of those goals coming in the UEFA Champions League (12 games).
Benzema scored two consecutive hat-tricks in the competition. The first one took Madrid to a comeback win over Paris Saint-Germain in the Round of 16 second leg. The second one came against Chelsea in the quarter-final first leg at Stamford Bridge. Benzema also scored in the return leg to help Madrid to a 5-4 aggregate win. Benzema turned up in the semi-final as well, scoring thrice in Madrid’s 6-5 aggregate win over Manchester City.
Before joining Al-Ittihad, Benzema played 152 matches in the Champions League, scoring 90 times and providing 30 assists.
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Author : Sushan Chakraborty
Publish date : 2024-09-18 08:14:19
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