#3 Karim Benzema (39 goals)
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Since signing from Lyon in 2009, Karim Benzema has rarely won universal acclaim at the Bernabeu, despite a scoring record that has seen him net once in roughly every two matches he has played. In actual fact, his record in the Champions League is even better than that, as the Frenchman has scored 39 times in only 76 outings.
His first goal for Los Blancos in Europe was away in a 1-1 draw against AC Milan, but it was the following campaign he made his breakthrough as he grabbed six goals, including a hat-trick against Auxerre, in only eight appearances. Still, that was not enough to merit even a minute of the semi-final defeat to Barcelona, which he watched from the bench.
Indeed, he has managed at least five Champions League strikes in six of the last seven campaigns – a show of astounding consistency – and in the other he got four.
