Karim Benzema's brace against Eibar lifted him to sixth on Real Madrid's all-time La Liga goals list, surpassing the great Ferenc Puskas. (More Football News)
The 31-year-old striker, who coach Zinedine Zidane championed for an unlikely France recall this week, netted the opener after 17 minutes and soon had a second from the penalty spot.
Benzema moved onto 157 league goals for Madrid, nudging ahead of Puskas, although he remains a long way short of Cristiano Ronaldo's incredible club record of 311.
The former Lyon star overtook another Madrid great in terms of Champions League/European Cup goals on Wednesday.
Benzema scored twice against Galatasaray in a 6-0 thrashing to move onto 50 in the competition, ahead of Alfredo Di Stefano's 49.
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Ronaldo boasts the Madrid record in the Champions League, too, having netted 105 times for the club.
