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

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. They'll take their goalscoring abilities around Spain's football stadiums, giving the competition an international sparkle with this tussle that promises to be evenly matched.

As well as their goals, both players contributed to their teams' victories with their overall play too. Lewandowski assisted Ansu Fati for the last goal of his side's 4-1 win in San Sebastian, while Benzema won a penalty in Vigo and was involved in many of Carlo Ancelotti's side's attacking moves.

However, both FC Barcelona and Real Madrid showed in their matches that their strengths go beyond the goals of their two attacking references. Ousmane Dembele and Ansu Fati also scored against Real Sociedad, as did Luka Modric, Vinicius and Fede Valverde for Los Blancos. This means that Lewandowski and Benzema have a lot of talent behind them, with players who'll provide them with the necessary balls to rack up the goals.

Just as these two teams have other players capable of standing out for their play and goals, there are various other forwards in LaLiga Santander who have what it