Karim Benzema Equals Two Career PBs As Evergreen Real Madrid Ace Dominates Mallorca

Karim Benzema was Real Madrid's MVP for the second game running as he took apart Mallorca. Benzema set two career personal bests during the game.

Karim Benzema was Real Madrid's MVP for the second game running as he took apart Mallorca on Monday.

Five days on from his Champions League hat-trick against Paris Saint-Germain, Benzema scored two goals and assisted another as Mallorca were beaten 3-0 in Palma.

By setting up Vinicius Junior for the game's opener on 55 minutes, Benzema took his tally of La Liga assists to 11 in 25 games this season.

That saw Benzema match his personal best, set back in 2012/13 when he got 11 assists in 30 La Liga games.

11 - Karim @Benzema 🇫🇷 has provided 11 assists in @LaLigaEN this season, equalling his best assist tally in a single league campaign with @realmadriden (11 also in 2012/13). Supportive. pic.twitter.com/zzgBe6g14l

— OptaJose (@OptaJose) March 14, 2022

Real's opening goal of the game also saw Benzema and Vinicius establish themselves as the most prolific attacking partnership in Europe this season.

In Europe's top five leagues - that's England's Premier League, Spain's La Liga, Germany's Bundesliga, Italy's Serie A and France's Ligue 1 - no two players have combined for as many goals as them.

It was the eighth occasion that Benzema had assisted Vinicius or vice versa in La Liga this season.

8 - Karim Benzema 🇫🇷 and Vinícius Júnior 🇧🇷 have now combined for eight goals in LaLiga this season, more than any other duo in the top five European leagues in 2021/22 (7, Florian Wirtz 🇩🇪 and Patrick Schick 🇨🇿 for Bayer Leverkusen in Bundesliga). Society. pic.twitter.com/5kjEUubvoo

— OptaJose (@OptaJose) March 14, 2022

Vinicius played a big role in Benzema's first goal of the night too, although it will not count as an official assist.

The Brazilian won the penalty kick which the Frenchman converted.

It was the fifth penalty won by Vinicius in La Liga this season.

5 - @realmadriden's Vinícius Júnior 🇧🇷 has won five penalties this season in all competitions, more than any other LaLiga player in 2021/22. Unstoppable. pic.twitter.com/mjdhqVEvHj

— OptaJose (@OptaJose) March 14, 2022

But it was Benzema's night - again - and he had the final word when he headed home from a Marcelo cross to complete the scoring.

That was his 23rd La Liga goal of the season and his 32nd for Real in all competitions.

Not since 2011/12 had Benzema scored 32 goals in one season.

32 - Karim @Benzema has scored 32 goals this season in all competitions, equalling his best goalscoring record in a single campaign with @realmadriden, achieved in 2011/12 under José Mourinho (32). Feline. pic.twitter.com/83Z7vHul9J

— OptaJose (@OptaJose) March 14, 2022

Benzema may be 34 years old but he is on course to smash his personal bests in terms of La Liga assists and overall club goals.

Evergreen.

Karim Benzema and Take Kubo shook hands after Real Madrid's 3-0 win over Mallorca :: IMAGO/Marca