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In December 2016, Benzema was referred to as up in Real Madrid's squad for 2016 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan. His performances were praised by supervisor Zinedine Zidane, who called him a legend and in addition compared him with Cristiano Ronaldo. Ahead of the 2013-14 season, Benzema grew to become part of a trio alongside Cristiano Ronaldo and newly signed Gareth Bale - dubbed BBC. On 15 February 2017, in the primary leg of 2016-17 UEFA Champions League spherical of sixteen towards Napoli, Benzema scored Real Madrid's first objective in an eventual 3-1 residence win, which was his 51st aim on this competition, overtaking Thierry Henry on the list of all-time Champions League top scorers. The subsequent weekend, he scored a brace in the 5-zero victory towards Athletic Bilbao in La Liga. On 26 May, Benzema scored the primary objective of the match in 2018 UEFA Champions League closing by intercepting Loris Karius's throw in a 3-1 victory over Liverpool, when Madrid gained their third consecutive and thirteenth overall Champions League title. Benzema started the season by scoring in a 2-1 win over Real Betis on the Santiago Bernabéu. At the top of the season, Real Madrid won the 2019-20 La Liga, while scoring over 20 objectives.