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Topics: Real Madrid, Karim Benzema, Sergio Ramos, Gareth Bale, Luka Modric, Raphael Varane, Cristiano Ronaldo, La Liga
Daniel Marland
Topics: Real Madrid, Karim Benzema, Sergio Ramos, Gareth Bale, Luka Modric, Raphael Varane, Cristiano Ronaldo, La Liga
The 50 greatest Real Madrid players of all time have been named and Karim Benzema is in 13th place after a truly sensational season.
Benzema scored twice in Tuesday's 4-3 Champions League semi-final first leg defeat to Manchester City to take his tally to 44 goals in all competitions this campaign.
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His second deserves special mention, a lovely panenka penalty that most of us could only dream of pulling off.
FourFourTwo decided to rank the best players in Los Blancos history last month and the 34-year-old finds himself in the upper echelons.
The France international arrived at the Santiago Bernabeu from Lyon in 2009 and was an unsung hero for years.
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Benzema joined at the same time as Cristiano Ronaldo and played a supporting role to the five-time Ballon d'Or winner.
When he left for Juventus in 2018, many wondered who would step up and take his spot. Nobody expected it to be Benzema.
He's now vice-captain and regularly wears the armband, with skipper Marcelo regularly on the bench.
Check out the entire top 50 below.
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50. Mesut Ozil
49. Raphael Varane
48. Guti
47. Juanito
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46. Steve McManaman
45. Fernando Morientes
44. Jose Maria Zarraga
43. David Beckham
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42. Predrag Mijatovic
41. Pepe
40. Rafael Gordillo
39. Jacinto Quincoces
38. Angel Di Maria
37. Chengo
36. Ignacio Zoco
35. Hector Rial
34. Amancio Amaro
33. Fernando Redondo
32. Marcelo
31. Jose Antonio Camacho
30. Gareth Bale
29. Manolo
28. Miguel Munoz
27. Toni Kroos
26. Marquitos
25. Jose Santamaria
24. Claude Makelele
23. Santillana
22. Ronaldo
21. Martin Vazquez
20. Vicente Del Bosque
19. Ivan Zamorano
18. Emilio Butragueno
17. Roberto Carlos
16. Ricardo Zamora
15. Pirri
14. Hugo Sanchez
13. Karim Benzema
12. Raymond Kopa
11. Luka Modric
10. Luis Figo
9. Ferenc Puskas
8. Santiago Bernabeu
7. Raul
6. Paco Gento
5. Iker Casillas
4. Sergio Ramos
3. Zinedine Zidane
2. Alfredo Di Stefano
1. Cristiano Ronaldo
It'll come as no surprise that Ronaldo is the man who takes top spot as the greatest player in Real Madrid's illustrious history.
He was the world's most expensive player when Madrid forked out £80 million for his services and looking back, it could be seen as a bit of a bargain.
Ronaldo won two La Liga titles and a whopping four Champions Leagues in nine years in addition to the Ballon d'Or four times.
A record that'll likely never be matched again.