Benzema or Lewandowski: Who is the best nine in the world?

While Lewandowski has already said goodbye to the premier class with FC Bayern, Benzema recently triumphed once again. The Frenchman scored twice for Real Madrid in the 3: 4 spectacle in the first leg against Manchester City. With his 14th goal in the ongoing competition, Benzema passed Lewandowski (13). Even in the all-time ranking, the Frenchman is only one goal behind the Poland with 85 goals. However, Benzema has already played 140 games in the Champions League, but Lewandowski, on the other hand, only 106. The quota therefore speaks for the Munich.

"Both amazing me the consistency with which they meet. Everyone has the complete package that distinguishes a top striker," says Miroslav Klose, world champion from 2014 and 16 goals in World Cup record scorer. Klaus Fischer, the third best shooter in the Bundesliga history of his sign, also enthuses: "Benzema and Lewandowski bring everything a goal scorer needs - they have the corresponding instinct, are insanely strong, can shoot with both legs and are able to shoot with them, with to score a goal of each allowed part of the body. " Fischer finds it difficult to decide who of both is number one: "Benzema currently has a better phase, but you know what Lewandowski is capable of."

wen Babbel would prefer

From the perspective of Markus Babbel, Benzema and Lewandowski embody "absolute world -class, they are outstanding center forward that nobody else is able to reach". The former defender and today's coach finds Benzema's overall output in the Champions League "all the more remarkable when he had to storm in Cristiano Ronaldo's shadow for many years and also had to switch to the wing.

Since Ronaldo has left Real Madrid, the Frenchman is really blossoming. And since the real team works better, Benzema is currently "totally on fire," says the former defender and today's coach. Which of the two top strikers is the better is "absolute matter of taste," says Babbel. With him the close decision is as follows: "Although I see them both, I would ultimately prefer Lewandowski."

_ A large data comparison of the two top scores of the current Champions League season can be found on Monday in the goal and already on Sunday evening IME magazine. In the title story, in addition to the German ex-international Klose, the international experts Willy Sagnol, Santiago Canizares and Giuseppe Bergomi also explain who is number one for them. And Poland's national coach Czeslaw Michniewicz says how he assesses Lewandowski compared to Benzema._