5 interesting stats from Matchday-4 of UEFA Champions League 2019-20

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Erling Braut Haland scored in his fourth consecutive UEFA Champions League game.
Erling Braut Haland scored in his fourth consecutive UEFA Champions League game.

#3: Karim Benzema scores in 15th consecutive UEFA Champions League season

Karim Benzema's first UCL goal came in the 2005-06 season.
Karim Benzema's first UCL goal came in the 2005-06 season.

Karim Benzema became the first player since Lionel Messi to score in 15 consecutive UEFA Champions League campaigns when the Frenchman netted twice in Real Madrid's 6-0 win over Turkish side, Galatasaray.

Benzema scored his first goal in the competition for Olympique Lyonnais in a 2-1 win over Rosenborg in 2005-06, scoring a total of 12 goals in three seasons for the French club before moving to Real Madrid in the summer of 2008-09.

Benzema's 62 goals in the competition is the most ever by any player, after Cristiano Ronaldo (128) and Lionel Messi (113).

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Edited by A. Ayush Chatterjee