Karim Benzema and Lionel Messi had a different evening. The French lost at home with Real Madrid against Sheriff Tiraspol (2-1), while the Argentinian celebrated his first goal with PSG in the victory against City (2-0).
What follows after this advertisement
Nevertheless, the two players share a record that is far from trivial. They each scored a goal tonight and are the first players in history to have scored at least one Champions League goal for 17 consecutive seasons. Monstrous.
17 – @Benzema has now scored in 17 different Champions League seasons, a record in the history of the competition. Nueve.#RealMadridSheriff #UCL pic.twitter.com/tz1Fb0f8C7
– OptaJean (@OptaJean) September 28, 2021
