#8 Karim Benzema – Real Madrid – 45 goals in first 100 games
The Frenchman joined Real Madrid from Lyon in 2009, and despite being an altruistic striker who tends to set up goals, Karim Benzema has a rate of 0.45 gpg in his first 100 games for Los Blancos. So far, Benzema has scored 114 goals in 221 games for Real Madrid in La Liga, a rate of 0.52 games per goal, which points to an improvement in the last few seasons.
Benzema scored only 8 goals in 27 games for Real Madrid in his first season, which makes his 37 goals in the next 73 games much more impressive. Granada are Benzema’s favourite opponents with the Frenchman scoring 9 times against them, but he has also scored 8 times against hated rivals Barcelona.
#7 David Villa – Real Zaragoza and Valencia – 48 goals in first 100 games
The Spanish forward was already a La Liga legend by the time he joined Barcelona in 2010, having scored 139 times in the Spanish top-flight for Real Zaragoza and Valencia before he joined the Catalans. Villa made his La Liga debut in 2003 for Zaragoza and went on to score 17 goals in his first season, a preview of his success.
Netting goals at a rate of 0.48 goals per game, David Villa is one of the most prolific goal-scorers to have ever played in La Liga. The diminutive forward’s favourite opponents are Sevilla, who have conceded 16 times against Villa, while he has also scored 9 times against Valencia.
