On 21 October, Karim Benzema sparked an Olympique Lyon comeback victory in the Champions League by scoring twice against Steaua Bucuresti. The young Frenchman raised his career CL goal tally to double digits in only his 14th match in the competition.
According to Infostrada, only four players, Adriano, Simone Inzaghi, George Weah and Didier Drogba were faster to 10 goals than Benzema.
Fewest Champions League matches needed to score 10th goal in competition
# Name Nation Club(s) From / Until
11 Adriano BRA Internazionale 14 Sep 2004 23 Nov 2005
12 Simone Inzaghi ITA Lazio 29 Sep 1999 12 Sep 2000
13 George Weah LBR Paris Saint-Germain / AC Milan 14 Sep 1994 16 Oct 1996
13 Didier Drogba CIV Olympique Marseille / Chelsea 16 Sep 2003 12 Apr 2005
14 Ronaldinho BRA FC Barcelona 29 Sep 2004 07 Mar 2006
14 Karim Benzema FRA Olympique Lyon 06 Dec 2005 21 Oct 2008
15 Ruud van Nistelrooy NED PSV / Manchester United 04 Nov 1998 17 Oct 2001
Friday, October 31, 2008
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