Karim Benzema & Vinicius Junior are Europe's most prolific duo for the 21/22 season

You’ll be hard pushed to find a better attacking duo in world football right now than Karim Benzema and Vinicius Junior.

The pair have been lethal together at Real Madrid in 2021/22. They are a key part of the reason why the team finished 13 points clear at the top of the La Liga table and reached the Champions League final.

It’s incredible to think that during a match against Borussia Monchengladbach in October of 2020, Benzema told Ferland Mendy not to pass the ball to Vinicius, as the Brazilian was too much of a liability and kept surrendering possession.

How things have changed and in the eyes of many football fans, Benzema and Vinicius are currently the best attacking duo in world football.

The stats certainly back up that opinion as well.

In the entirety of 2021/22, no other forward-thinking pair recorded more goals and assists in league action combined than Benzema and Vinicius.

Let’s take a look at the top 20 in that regard…

20. AS Roma, Tammy Abraham & Lorenzo Pellegrini – 35 goal contributions

Abraham (17 goals, 4 assists) | Pellegrini (9 goals, 5 assists)

19. OGC Nice, Andy Delort & Amine Gouiri – 37 goal contributions

Delort (16 goals, 2 assists) | Gouiri (10 goals, 9 assists)

18. Leicester City, Jamie Vardy & James Maddison – 37 goal contributions

Vardy (15 goals, 2 assists) | Maddison (12 goals, 8 assists)

17. Manchester United, Cristiano Ronaldo & Bruno Fernandes – 37 goal contributions

Ronaldo (18 goals, 3 assists) | Fernandes (10 goals, 6 assists)

16. Manchester City, Kevin De Bruyne & Raheem Sterling – 42 goal contributions

De Bruyne (15 goals, 8 assists) | Sterling (13 goals, 6 assists)

15. Hellas Verona, Giovanni Simeone & Gianluca Caprari – 42 goal contributions

Simeone (17 goals, 6 assists) |