UCL Golden Boot Race: Why Karim Benzema Will End Up Winning The Award Ahead Of Other Top Strikers

Yesterday, Carlo Ancelotti's Real Madrid dramatically defeated Thomas Tuchel's Chelsea to send the West London club packing out of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals with a 5-4 aggregate win after two-leg ties.

Karim Benzema grabbed the winning goal for his team in the 96th minute with a free header inside the box. Chelsea did their best to at least send the game into extra time but their best wasn't enough to Knock Carlo Ancelotti's Real Madrid who had they 3-1 advantage before the game.

In the other UEFA Champions League quarter-finals fixture between Villarreal and Bayern Munich, the Bavarians were stunned by Unai Emery's squad at the Allianz Arena yesterday as they got eliminated by only three shots on target which the Spanish Laliga club had in both legs (first and second).

With the goals against Unai Emery's Villarreal and Thomas Tuchel's Chelsea in yesterday's classic UEFA Champions League quarter-finals second leg fixtures, Robert Lewandowski and Karim Benzema lead the race in the golden boot award with just one goal separating the two players.

Although, it will be hard to push the narrative that Karim Benzema will end up winning the golden boot award ahead of other top strikers but going by his current form and the fact that Real Madrid is still in the competition, his chances of surpassing Bayern Münich's star is crystal clear.

Karim Benzema scored four (4) goals against Chelsea in the two ties, a hat-trick at the Stamford Bridge Stadium and a 96th-minute winner for Carlo Ancelotti's Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu yesterday.

The France international has 12 goals in his last 9 games for Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League this season. His performance against top clubs both in the Spanish Laliga and UEFA Champions League has been exceptional.

Below is what the top scorer's list looks like after yesterday's UEFA Champions League quarter-finals second leg fixtures.