Karim Benzema vs Robert Lewandowski: The Goal Rush Begins In La Liga Between Two Of Best Nines

26.08.2022 - 09:29 sports.ndtv.com

It took until Matchday 2 of the new LaLiga season, but the battle for goals between Karim Benzema and Robert Lewandowski is now up and running in the top flight of Spanish football.

The Real Madrid and FC Barcelona strikers opened their accounts on the same weekend, each helping their teams to start their respective matches in the best way possible.

Benzema made it 0-1 for his side away at RC Celta, while Lewandowski did the same during Los Azulgranas' trip to face Real Sociedad.

These are two of the best nines in the world and, after many seasons comparing their feats from a distance, this year they'll both be fighting to climb the LaLiga Santander scoring charts every week.

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Thomas Muller has said that he would still pick Robert Lewandowski ahead of Ballon d'Or favourite Karim Benzema despite the Polish striker's summer move to Barcelona. Muller and Bayern Munich are preparing for a Champions League meeting with Lewandowski and his new club. Ad The pair spent eight seasons alongside one another in the Bayern forward line, with the Polish striker scoring more than 40 times in each of the last seven campaigns.

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