Karim Benzema

Benzema sends Lyon through in Cup An early Karim Benzema goal gave French Cup holders Olympique Lyon a 1-0 win over Olympique Marseille and a ticket to the last 16 on Wednesday. Lyon will now visit Ligue 1 rivals Lille in early March for a...

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...position in the league's scoring chart. Bellion is the highest-placed Bordeaux player on eleven goals, trailing only Lyon's Karim Benzema and Olympique de Marseille's Mamadou Niang - yet since January the former Manchester United FC forward...

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...and a ticket to the last 16 on Wednesday. France striker Benzema capitalised after a blunder by the Marseille defence to open the scoring from close range two minutes into the game in Lyon. Lyon will visit Ligue 1 rivals Lille in early...

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PARIS, Aug 31 (Reuters) - A second-half goal from Karim Benzema earned Olympique Lyon a 1-0 win at arch-rivals St Etienne as the seven-times French champions joined Olympique Marseille at the top of the Ligue 1 standings on Sunday. The...

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...of those title runs. Despite losing the title, Benzema got back on track scoring his 15th and 16th goals of the season on 17 May in a 3-1 away victory over rivals Olympique de Marseille, the first goal being a penalty. He scored his 17th...

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...Saturday. The France striker has only scored two goals in 10 league games in 2009 and Lyon were sitting on a six-point cushion when Benzema found the back of the net for the last time in the league against Nancy on Feb. 21. Claude Puel's...

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...to concede a goal. The seven-times champions travel to St Etienne without Czech striker Milan Baros, who has joined Galatasaray, but last season's top scorer Karim Benzema has already netted three times in as many games. Marseille, who...

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...the top. Makoun opened the scoring after just six minutes, heading in a corner from Norwegian Kim Kallstrom and Benzema sealed the result shortly before the break, bustling in a perfectly hit free kick from Juninho with his knee. Lyon's...

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...minutes later. The Toulouse FC forward squandered his first opportunity, but cut the ball back to Ribery after collecting an Henry cross and watched as the former Olympique de Marseille midfielder converted from close range. The win takes...

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