The snipers of this reborn Classic with public they come from Lyon. Are Karim Benzema and Memphis Depay, who were the great stars of the Olympique Lyonnais in different stages. The French forward of the Real Madrid, probably the chrome of the League after the departure of Leo Messi, sum 17 shots so far in the championship. Meanwhile, the Dutch attacker from the Barça has tested in 14 times the auction.
At 33 years old, Benzema is going through the best moment of his career and, so much so, that Real Madrid is in the midst of an informal campaign to be awarded the Ballon d’Or. Benzema has already scored nine goals in the League, which is worth it to lead the fight for his first ‘Pichichi’.
Memphis adds four goals in the League that, for the moment, place him in the ‘top 4’ behind Benzema himself, from Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad, 6 goals) and Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid, 5 goals). Despite being a player not as considered as others on the international stage, Memphis’ calendar year in 2021 counting his offensive contribution between homegrown goals and assists with Lyon, Barça and the Dutch team is very impressive. A) Yes, Memphis It has generated 51 goals between so many own (32) and assists (18) in the calendar year, being the international that has scored the most goals for a national team since January 1, with 14 goals, one more than the Portuguese CR7.
Memphis, the second in the league that causes more fouls
Memphis is the second league player to foul, with 23, by 28 of the valencianista Gonçalo Guedes. For Memphis, today’s game will be not only its first Clásico, but also its first game against Madrid. For Benzema, Barça is a regular rival: they have scored 10 goals in 36 official matches. The Camp Nou is also the stadium in which he has played the most games as a visitor in the league, with 12. However, he only scored one goal.
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