When Karim Benzema decided to leave Real Madrid at the end of last season and the club chose not to invest the €100 million it would have cost to sign Harry Kane, bringing in Joselu instead, it seemed that covering the goals the French forward took to Saudi Arabia would be difficult, but the reality is very different.

After two-thirds of the season played, Real Madrid not only doesn't miss the 37 goals Benzema was involved in last season, but also improves its records without the Al-Ittihad forward.