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Karim Benzema makes history in Real Madrid victory

The France international has equalled Raul as Real Madrid’s second-highest goalscorer.

KARIM BENZEMA drew level with Real Madrid great Raul as the Spanish giants’ second-highest goalscorer by netting his 323rd goal for the club in a 6-0 thrashing of Levante on Thursday.

The France striker headed in Real’s second goal against Levante at the Santiago Bernabeu to reach the mark.

Cristiano Ronaldo remains well clear at the top of Madrid’s all-time goalscoring charts with 451.

Benzema has now scored 44 times in as many appearances this season as Carlo Ancelotti’s side have wrapped up the La Liga title and reached the Champions League final, where they will play Liverpool in Paris on May 28.

Ferland Mendy opened the scoring for Madrid before Benzema’s effort. Levante had no answer as Rodrygo bagged another and Vinícius Junior a hat-trick in a thrashing that consigned the beaten club to relegation.

Other results saw Real Sociedad seal European competition next season with a 3-0 victory over Cadiz and Villarreal hammer Rayo Vallecano 5-1.

– © AFP 2022

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    Oct 15th 2013, 9:15 PM

    UP THE REBELS !

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    Oct 15th 2013, 10:00 PM

    Being honest, think cleary would have ben a better man for the job but we will see…

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    Oct 15th 2013, 10:01 PM

    2 more years without sam then….

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    Oct 15th 2013, 9:06 PM

    Up the Dubs

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    Oct 15th 2013, 9:53 PM

    Your muppet. But I love the way yourself and Steve are so fascinated with cork! LOVE IT!!!!!!

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    Oct 15th 2013, 9:56 PM

    I don’t have a muppet

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    Oct 15th 2013, 10:56 PM

    I’m glad you love it Patrick. Love is in the air!!!!

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    Oct 15th 2013, 11:10 PM

    Spot on again Nelly. It’s only non Cork people who can’t admit to that and also can’t see how they are the laughing stock of the GAA world now as they can’t fight like men for promotion but instead have to get their daddy (Frank Murphy) to mind them and get them a free pass so they don’t throw all their toys out of the pram, again!!

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    Oct 16th 2013, 1:46 AM

    Sure didn’t the Kilkenny CB support the new league proposals, Steve. Did you take it up with them them instead of spamming this place with your repetitive drivel or were Ned Quinn & Co. too busy concocting conspiracy theories ? And Frank Murphy is a Kilkennyman. And you can see it by his latest attempts to destroy Cork hurling by appointing that incompetent fool Kenneally to the U21 hurlers job and underachieving areskisser Cuthbert to the senior football job. Frank is the best friend the Powder Pissers have.

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    Oct 16th 2013, 7:42 AM

    Kilkenny can support what they want as they are league champions. Kilkenny will be in the top division regardless. Cork are the gutless ones looking for an easy out!!

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    Oct 16th 2013, 10:14 AM

    Paul would you leave Nelly and Steve alone, you’d have a “chip on your shoulder” too if you were not from Cork.

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    Oct 16th 2013, 4:49 PM

    Kilkenny being league champions is completely and utterly irrelevant. The point is that the Kilkenny county board supported the league proposals put forward, the ones you are alleging every day by spamming this site are yet another Cork conspiracy., If it’s a conspiracy, Kilkenny are in on it too. Why don’t you spam them?

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    Oct 15th 2013, 10:52 PM

    I hear Noel King’s at a loose end. Premature choice by Cork County Board!

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    Oct 16th 2013, 1:37 AM

    Sweet jesus keneally as u21 boss. Joke shop. The man is an embarrassment

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    Oct 16th 2013, 5:43 PM

    Merrrrrrrr

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    Oct 15th 2013, 9:46 PM

    Of course Cork are supporting the new proposals as it promotes them without them having to play a match. Crazy decision from the GAA

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    Oct 15th 2013, 10:25 PM

    RATIFIED!!!!

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    Oct 15th 2013, 11:45 PM

    Sam won’t be returning to lee side

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