Real Madrid’s top scorer this season Karim Benzema said the La Liga champions are “on the right track” ahead of potentially returning to the top of table with a win at Eibar on Sunday.
Madrid, who last led the league last season, trail leaders Atletico Madrid and second-placed Real Sociedad on goal difference after a Benzema double in Tuesday’s 3-1 victory over Athletic Bilbao took his tally up to 10 across all competitions for the campaign, reports AFP.
Coach Zinedine Zidane had been under pressure following a run of three games without a win in November with Spanish press linking former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino and ex-Madrid forward Raul forward to the Frenchman’s job.
“We are on the right track. We work together, we score goals, we don’t concede,” Benzema told the club’s television channel. “We have to continue game by game.
They are all finals and three points,” the 32-year-old added. Zidane hailed Benzema, who last played for France in 2015, as the best centre-forward in their country’s history after his midweek performance.
The World Cup winner praised Benzema’s selfless efforts with the forward supplying three assists this term.
“That’s why I like him so much, I love him, he’s not only thinking about goals,” he said.
“He gets involved in the game, if he needs to pass to a teammate he’ll do it.”
