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#4 Benzema's goal scoring woes
Benzema has never been an out-and-out goal scoring striker, yet 4 goals in 23 league appearances is a measly return. Across all competitions, Benzema is yet to reach a 2 figure goal scoring return – an underwhelming statistic for a Real Madrid striker.
With 37 goals across all competitions, Ronaldo has taken the goal scoring burden almost entirely unto himself – little wonder he has attempted in excess of 200 shots at goal.
With two of the much vaunted ‘BBC’ struggling, Real Madrid’s toils this season are to be expected. Zidane tried to take Benzema out of the firing line by deploying a front two of Bale and Ronaldo against Eibar 2 weeks ago, but Bale was anonymous and largely struggled to impose himself on the game.
Defeat at Espanyol aside, Real Madrid are in brilliant form since mid-February, thanks largely to Ronaldo’s goal-scoring spree. He has scored 21 goals in 13 games in 2018, but his teammates have to start chipping in soon if Real Madrid are to retain their purple patch.
