5 things Liverpool must learn from El Clasico

#4 Need to stop Karim Benzema isolating Virgil van Dijk

Benzema takes Umtiti on a joy ride around the Camp Nou

Karim Benzema is such an enigma, isn't he? He scores goals by the bucketloads, without ever appearing anything remotely approaching ruthless, and he is the fans' and experts' favourite scapegoat.

He may not be the offensive threat that Liverpool will be losing sleep over - step forward Mr. Ronaldo - but he should be. What Karim Benzema does better than most everyone else in world football at the moment is create space for others... and when those others are Messrs Ronaldo, Kroos, Modric et al this can be quite a real problem.

Benzema's tireless, intelligent, off-the-ball movement can wreak havoc with even the best of defensive shapes - and Liverpool's isn't really the best. If Benzema can pull off the shoulder of their most impressive defender, Virgil van Dijk, it could isolate the error-prone Dejan Lovren against Cristiano Ronaldo.

This is something Liverpool should avoid at all costs.