Great milestones for Karim Benzema and Ferland Mendy in the UCL match vs City

Karim Benzema continues to add to his legendary statistics in a Real Madrid shirt. He racked up his 600th competitive appearance in the meeting with Manchester City and netted the team’s first and third goals at the Etihad Stadium. The frontman has drawn level with Gento and is now just one appearance shy of Fernando Hierro’s 601-game tally. The Frenchman becomes the eight player to reach this landmark. Lying out ahead of him are Raúl (741), Casillas (725), Sanchís (710), Sergio Ramos (671) and Santillana (645), who lead the way in the club's appearance standings.

Benzema, who is enjoying his most prolific campaign after having notched 41 goals, opened his account for the club in the 2009/10 LaLigaMatchday 3 meeting against Xerez and has won everything going in Real Madrid colours. His impressive trophy haul features 20 pieces of silverware: four Champions Leagues and Club World Cups apiece, three UEFA Super Cups, a trio of LaLiga titles, a pair of Copas del Rey and four Spanish Super Cups.

His figures: The French goal-machine is currently in his 13th season at Real Madrid. He made his highest number of appearances in 2018/19, playing 53 games. In terms of competitions, his appearances can be broken down as follows: LaLiga (412), Champions League (121), Copa del Rey (44), Spanish Super Cup (11), Club World Cup (eight) and UEFA Super Cup (four). In these 600 games he has scored 320 goals, making him Real Madrid's third-highest goalscorer.

Meanwhile, FerlandMendy made his 100th appearance for Real Madrid after starting the game against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium. The defender, who made his official debut for the club on 1 September 2019 away at Villarreal (2-2), reached the milestone in his third season at Madrid.

His 100 appearances are spread over four competitions: LaLiga (70), Champions League (24), Spanish Super Cup (5) and Copa del Rey (1). Mendy's silverware list as a Madrid player boasts one LaLiga title and two Spanish Super Cups. He has won 69, drawn 17 and lost 14, and has also contributed four goals for our team.