Karim Benzema

There was a warning soon after when Ronaldo headed over - it was to be his last contribution as, tired now, he was replaced by Karim Benzema. A Ronaldo down but a man up, Madrid pushed. Barcelona were grateful to another heroic intervention...

In this article: Barcelona, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Madrid, Luis Figo, Ronaldo, Real Madrid, Dani Alves, Barcelona, and Manuel Pellegrini

...Barcelona to retake the lead in La Liga and defeated a Galactico team consisting of players such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, and Karim Benzema. There was also emphasis put into the matchup between Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Ronaldo, as...

In this article: FC Barcelona, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Ronaldo, Real Madrid, Lionel Messi, La Liga, Camp Nou, Thierry Henry, and Kaka

...Spanish "clasico" match, had Madrid's best chance in the 20th minute, but was denied by Victor Valdes. Ronaldo's replacement, Karim Benzema, fired over the top with only Valdes to beat in the 80th minute. "It was a very even game, and we...

In this article: Barcelona, Ronaldo, Madrid, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Lionel Messi, Real Madrid, Victor Valdes, Manuel Pellegrini, and Pep Guardiola

...first time since the end of September with Real coach Manuel Pellegrini feeling his ankle was strong enough. Ronaldo's return saw Karim Benzema drop to the bench while captain Raul had to be content with a place on the bench. Barcelona...

In this article: Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Carles Puyol, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Barcelona, La Liga, and Cristiano Ronaldo

...of fans and the global media were relieved to see both players in the starting XI, although the two other big guns, Ibrahimovic and Karim Benzema only started on the bench. Barca wasted little time charging forward as Messi and Dani Alves...

In this article: Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Ronaldo, Kaka, Dani Alves, Barcelona, Victor Valdes, Thierry Henry, and Lionel Messi

...furious protests from the Irish players that were taken up by the Irish government. Henry's international colleague Karim Benzema also spoke out in defence of his under-fire team-mate. "I don't think he's a cheat. We mustn't forget...

In this article: Thierry Henry, Sepp Blatter, William Gallas, FIFA, Real Madrid, France, Irish government, L'Equipe, and World Cup

...contention. There were no Italian or German players on the original 30-man list. Now there is no French player either with Karim Benzema, Yoann Gourcuff and Franck Ribery all dropped. Fernando Torres, Frank Lampard and Cesc Fabregas are...

In this article: Lionel Messi, Ballon d'Or, France Football, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Samuel Eto'o, Xavi, Andres Iniesta, Franck Ribery, Yoann Gourcuff, and Cristiano Ronaldo

...Cristiano Ronaldo will also be a second half substitute, despite having been in full training for a week. This means that Karim Benzema is likely to partner Gonzalo Higuain up front. However, these reports are not final, as both...

In this article: Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Lionel Messi, Ronaldo, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Cristiano Ronaldo, Gonzalo Higuain, Spain, and Goal.com

Cristiano Ronaldo has been included' after making his comeback from an ankle injury in midweek, while the likes of Kaka and Karim Benzema are also present. Since Pellegrini has chosen 19 players, one will have to be discarded before the...

In this article: Manuel Pellegrini, Real Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Royston Drenthe, and Esteban Granero

Benzema has beaten Xavi in the first Clasico of the season. Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has beaten Barcelona's Xavi Hernandez by a scoreline of 3-0 this afternoon, albeit in a game of Fifa 10 on the Playstation 3. According to...

In this article: Xavi Hernandez, PlayStation 3, FIFA, EA Sports, Ronaldo, Real Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Barcelona