Real Madrid is currently dwelling at the top of the La Liga points table after competing in 17 matches, having an 8 points lead over Sevilla who is second. The significant reason behind Real Madrid reigning at the top is the destructive duo of Vinicius and Benzema present in the La Liga giants. They gave a flying start to the Spanish capital which eventually set their tone, to come to this consequence at this stage.
The Real Madrid manager, Carlo Ancelotti has been successfully able to get the best out of Vinicius Junior along with Karim Benzema. Mixing the former one’s energy and the latter one’s experience, the combination of these two has indeed been a terrific one.
Performance of the Vinicius and Benzema duo this far
In the present season, the Vinicius and Benzema duo has registered 23 goals and has performed 12 assists which signified how in-form players of Real Madrid are they. Not only in Real Madrid, but in overall Europe, the combination of these two is considered the most productive among all the top football leagues.
Comparing the performance of Vinicius and Benzema, the closest to them is the duo of Mohamed Salah and Diogo Jota of Liverpool having 22 goals and 9 assists, and the duo of Robert Lewandowski and Serge Gnabry of Bayern Munich has 22 goals in their pocket.
The duo maintaining their level
From giving a good start to Real Madrid this season, and maintaining their level to keep Real on top, these two are the major reasons and will need to maintain their level if they look forward to winning the silverware this season. Fans are much excited to see the performance of Madrid this season especially the lethal duo of Vinicius and Benzema and are expecting to see more of them.
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