Karim Benzema added an illustrious Ballon d'Or title to his cabinet in 2022, having achieved nearly everything in his career thus far. However, the dream of lifting the World Cup with France eluded him after he was injured a few days before the tournament started in Qatar but goals scored by Benzema for Real Madrid was a plenty.

France went on to lose the final against Argentina on penalties and Benzema, who was not replaced in the squad and was rumoured to be fit for the knockout clashes, announced his retirement from international football on December 19. 

Karim Benzema and Santiago Bernabéu. The last dance after 354 goals and 165 assists. ⚪️✨ #RealMadrid

…Karim will travel to Saudi very soon.

End of an era. pic.twitter.com/862eejhUIZ

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 4, 2023

He has been a constant presence for Real Madrid for over a decade, but he has not always been the dominant force at the Santiago Bernabeu as he spent a large chunk of his career in the shadow of Cristiano Ronaldo.

Known for his exceptional work-rate, potent finishing and playmaking, the Frenchman sacrificed his own attacking returns for many seasons to be an amazing provider for the Portuguese star, who garnered all the media attention.

Goals scored by Benzema for Real Madrid:

In 2009, Benzema joined Real Madrid for a transfer fee of €35 million, rising to €41 million based on add-ons.

However, he had a rough start at his new club as he scored just nine in 33 appearances in his debut season.

He eventually came good, though, and following Gareth Bale's then-record transfer from Tottenham Hotspur, Bale, Benzema, and Cristiano Ronaldo forged one of Europe's most fearsome attacking trios, dubbed the BBC.

However, the French star's selfless contributions, work ethic, and ability to creating plays and spaces for others to exploit seemingly went unnoticed at times.

Now that Ronaldo has left the Santiago Bernabeu, however, Benzema is finally thriving more and getting the spotlight he deserves.

Now we see the number of goals scored by Benzema for Real Madrid:

Hello and welcome to another European football Live by Sportz Point. Tonight, we will bring all the updates, commentary, scoreline, and team news of the Real Madrid vs. Real Sociedad second-leg match in the Copa del Rey at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, Spain.

Real Madrid came out on top in the first leg after Los Blancos' rising star Endrick scored the contest's only goal to make it 1-0 in their favor, as the second will not be an easy fixture for both sides.

Real Madrid will be at their home for the second leg. This will be a big add-on for them. They are coming in after securing a close win and an important three points over Leganes on Saturday in their last Laliga fixture.

On the other hand, Real Sociedad will be under pressure as they have been already knocked out of the UEFA Europa League, and they are left with only one chance to get close to a title for this season.

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So, sit back and relax, we will bring you all the updates of the Copa del Rey second leg between Real Madrid and Real Sociedad from the Sportz Point. Hello, I am Swastik Debnath, and I will bring you all the Live updates from the Webdesk.

Real Madrid is set to host Real Sociedad in the second leg of the Copa del Rey 2024-25 semifinal. Both sides have produced some low-scoring matches, looking at the last few matches.

Carlo Ancelotti's managed side came out on top in the first leg after Los Blancos' rising star Endrick scored the contest's only goal to make it 1-0 in favour of them, as the second is not going to be an easy fixture for both sides.

🎯 The challenge.
#CopaDelRey pic.twitter.com/8WazPnmc0O

— Real Sociedad 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 (@RealSociedadEN) March 30, 2025

Read the full match preview, head-to-head stats, predicted lineup and fantasy XI prediction of the Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad match in the Copa del Rey semifinal leg 2 at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, Spain.

Team News

Real Madrid

Real Madrid will be at their home for the second leg. This will be a big add-on for them. They are coming in after securing a close win and an important three points over Leganes on Saturday in their last Laliga fixture. Los Blancos are currently in top form, but this fixture will not be an easy one for them, they are currently in a one-goal lead. 

Real Sociedad

On the other hand, Real Sociedad will be under pressure as they have been already knocked out of the UEFA Europa League, and they are left with only one chance to get close to a title for this season. Real Madrid at home will not be an easy task for Real Sociedad. Sociedad will have to give their everything to take down Los Blancos.

Kickoff

Match: Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad

Venue: Santiago Bernabeu Stadium

Date: Wednesday, April 2

Kick-off time: 1:30 am IST

Location: Madrid, Spain

Head-to-Head Stats:

Total Matches: 31

Real Madrid won: 22

Real Sociedad won: 5

Draw: 4

Recent Form

Real Madrid

• Real Madrid 3-2 Leganes (Laliga, Home)
• Villarreal 1-2 Real Madrid (Laliga, Away)
• Atletico Madrid 1(2)- (4)1 Real Madrid (UEFA Champions League round of 16, Away)
• Real Madrid 2-1 Rayo Vallecano (Laliga, Home)
• Real Madrid 2-1 Atletico Madrid (UEFA Champions League round of 16, Home)

Real Sociedad

• Real Sociedad 2-1 Real Valladolid (Laliga, Home) 
• Rayo Vallecano 2-2 Real Sociedad (Laliga, Away)
• Manchester United 4-1 Real Sociedad (UEFA Europa League, Away, Second leg)
• Real Sociedad 0-1 Sevilla (Laliga, Home)
• Real Sociedad 1-1 Manchester United (UEFA Europa League, Home, First leg)

Injury Updates

Real Madrid

Dani Carvajal, Thibaut Courtois, Eder Militao, Ferland Mendy, and Dani Ceballos are injured and will be out of action for Los Blancos

Real Sociedad

Jon Pacheco, Nayef Aguerd, Sheraldo Becker, Brais Mendez, and Arsan Zakharyan are injured and will be out of action for Real Sociedad.

Predicted Lineup

Real Madrid

Andrey Lunin (GK), Fede Valverde, Raul Asencio, Antonio Rudiger, Fran Garcia, Luka Modric, Aurelien Tcohuameni, Rodrygo, Endrick, Arda Guler, Jude Bellingham.

Real Sociedad

Alejandro Remiro (GK), Igor Zubeldia, Aihen Munoz, Alvaro Odriozola, Nayef Aguerd, Martin Zubimendi, Takefusa Kubo, Jon Ander Olasagasti, Luka Sucic, Sheraldo Becker, Mikel Oyarzabal.

Fantasy XI

Alejandro Remiro, Fede Valverde, Raul Asencio, Antonio Rudiger, Nayef Aguerd, Luka Modric, Takefusa Kubo, Aurelien Tcohuameni, Mikel Oyarzabal, Rodrygo, Endrick.

Broadcasting Details

India: Fancode

UK: TNT Sports

Spain: RTVE Play App

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If Carlo Ancelotti decides to accept the Brazilian position, Real Madrid will be working on hiring Jurgen Klopp, who might make a spectacular comeback to management. Among Jurgen Klopp's greatest achievements was leading Liverpool to the Premier League and a UEFA Champions League title. He stepped down as manager after the 2023-24 season. He also led Borussia Dortmund to two Bundesliga titles. 

Read Also: Brazil wants to sign current Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti after recent humiliation against Argentina.

Jurgen Klopp is currently working as a leader of global soccer for the Red Bull group, Klopp stated that he would not manage another English club and might be he will not be interested with management forever. However, he could choose to coach a national team or take a job.

Either of those options might be presented soon to him. According to TRBFootball, Klopp is reportedly one of the options for Brazil's national team head coach after Dorival Junior's dismissal. However, Carlo Ancelotti is also Brazil's top pick, according to different reports, Brazil's national football management has even begun negotiations with him. 

🚨NEW: Real Madrid among three clubs eyeing Jurgen Klopp for a sensational return to management, @GraemeBailey. pic.twitter.com/e5moUf65EX

— LFC Transfer Room (@LFCTransferRoom) March 29, 2025

According to the reports, Klopp is one of the candidates Real Madrid is working on to replace their manager if Carlo Ancelotti departs. Los Blancos are looking for a manager who has worked with a mix of young players and superstars and the former Liverpool manager most definitely possesses that.

Read Also: Every Real Madrid's Players wages in 2025

As Real Madrid is one of the biggest clubs in the world, there would undoubtedly be some appeal if Klopp were to return to club management. Xabi Alonso, a former Real Madrid and Liverpool player is reportedly Los Blancos' preferred candidate.

 There is no assurance that he would accept the position at Real Madrid if it were offered, though, as he declined to leave his position at Bayer Leverkusen when the Liverpool position became available last year. That appears to be the case with Jurgen Klopp as well. But there is still a chance to connect with his former star Trent Alexander Arnold, who is rumored to be very close to joining Real Madrid.

Real Madrid's president, Florentino Perez, is known for his brilliant business strategy during the transfer windows. In recent years, Los Blancos have built one of the most impressive and young squads in football. Players like Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Junior, Kylian Mbappe, Thibaut Courtois, Fede Valverde, and Rodrygo are all playing for the team, there are not many sides in world football who can compete with them. 

As a result, Los Blancos have to pay for their talent and their wages are pretty handsome. Toni Kroos was the club's highest-paid player but decided to retire at the end of the 2023-24 season. After Kroos' retirement, the club brought in Kylian Mbappe from Paris Saint-Germain, as of now Mbappe is the most earning player for the Los Blancos. 

So, let's take a look at how much money all Real Madrid players are making in 2025, featuring Los Blancos' stars like Jude Bellingham, Kylian Mbappe, and Vinicius Junior and rising stars like Arda Guler, Endrick, and Raul Asencio.

Every Real Madrid's Players wages in 2025:

Goalkeepers:

In goal, it should come as a surprise to no one that Thibaut Courtois is comfortably the highest earner in Real Madrid. The Belgian international joined Real Madrid in 2018 from Chelsea and has been a number-one choice since then. However, his injuries were never any doubt about his spot in the starting lineup, and his weekly wage reflects that. Courtois is currently earning at Real Madrid €248,249 per week.

Andrey Lunin is another goalkeeper currently in the first squad and he is currently earning at Real Madrid €46,505 per week. He is the only backup of Thibaut Courtois, so, first-team opportunities are not something he is expected to be presented with too often, but he stepped up brilliantly during Courtois' injury last season.

Defenders:

In terms of the highest-paid defenders at Real Madrid, David Alaba is currently earning at Real Madrid €372,373/week more than any other defenders in the squad. David Alaba's teammates Antonio Rudiger and Eder Militao both are currently earning at Real Madrid €234,139 per week.

Similarly, Dani Carvajal and Ferland Mendy both are currently earning at Real Madrid €172,450/week. Lucas Vasquez is currently earning at Real Madrid €155,238/week. Fran Garcia, Jesus Vallejo, and Raul Asencio, these three defenders are currently earning at Real Madrid €86,225/week, €28,914/week, and €13,493/week each. 

And, as the current reports, Liverpool's Trent Alexander Arnold has agreed on a deal to join Real Madrid on a free transfer in the summer and will be taking home €240,000 per week and this will make him the second-highest earning defender for Los Blancos and also, he will become highest-paid right back in the football world. 

Midfielders:

Jude Bellingham has been playing like the best midfielder in the world since his Real Madrid transfer in 2023 and he is currently earning at Real Madrid like the midfielder too. Jude is making €344,735 per week. Federico Valverde is currently earning at Real Madrid €275,887 per week. Aurelien Tchouameni is making over €200,000 per week as he is currently earning at Real Madrid €206,874 per week. 

The last two midfielders in the squad are tied, with Dani Ceballos and Luka Modric both are currently earning at Real Madrid €172,450 per week. The Croatian has accomplished some legendary things for Real Madrid, including winning the Ballon d'Or in 2018. 

Forwards:

Kylian Mbappe is far and away the highest earner for Los Blancos. Kylian Mbappe is currently earning at Real Madrid over half and million euros every single week. Some way behind him in second place among the forwards is Vinicius Junior. The Brazilian is currently earning at Real Madrid under €350,000 per week. 

Vinicius' fellow Brazilian Rodrygo is currently earning €206,874 per week at Real Madrid. And the remaining forwards, Brahim Diaz, Arda Guler, and Endrick, this three-forwards are currently making at Real Madrid €120,649, €83,566, and €66,845 per week each.

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Laliga clubs regularly own some of the biggest names in the world of football. Many of their top stars have come from abroad, often moving from the Premier League to La Liga. However, some superstars were not so successful in Laliga after the transfers. 
Trent Alexander Arnold is more likely to be the next biggest football transfer from the Premier League to Laliga. 
Discover the 10 biggest football transfers from the Premier League to Laliga, featuring players like Eden Hazard, and Phillipe Coutinho and legends like Luis Suarez and Cristiano Ronaldo.

10 biggest football transfers from Premier League to La Liga:  

10. Conor Gallagher | Chelsea to Atletico Madrid | €35 million:

Conor Gallagher was one of the key players for Chelsea in his final season. He is a Chelsea academy player, despite being an academy graduate of Chelsea, the Blues sold him to the Laliga side Atletico Madrid for €35 million and became one of the players with the biggest football transfers from the Premier League to La Liga.

He has seemed a perfect fit for Diego Simeone’s managed side, though he has rotated with other midfielders. Gallagher scored an important Champions League goal against Real Madrid, during a round of 16 match in which Atletico was heartbreakingly beaten on penalties.

9. Ferran Torres | Manchester City to FC Barcelona | €46 million:

FC Barcelona paid €46 million to Ferran Torres from Manchester City in 2022. But he was never able to prove his worth in FC Barcelona, he was one of the failed yet one the biggest transfers from the Premier League to Laliga.

The winger had never scored more than 10 goals in a single campaign for the La Liga giants. Torres played 145 games at Barcelona and has started almost exactly half (73), which shows the coaches he has played under have been aware that he cannot impact games.

8. Raphinha | Leeds United to FC Barcelona | €50 million:

Raphinha was not a major signing for FC Barcelona, yet among the biggest football transfers from the Premier League to La Liga. In the first season, Raphinha scored 14 goals and contributed in 15 goals. However, in the 2024/25 season, Raphinha found his lost form under Hansi Flick as he scored 27 goals and delivered 20 assists. Now the Brazilian winger is one of the players who is getting Ballon d'Or shouts in 2025.

7. Diego Costa | Chelsea to Atletico Madrid | €57 million:

Costa played for Atletico Madrid on a few different occasions. He had already left once before coming back in 2010 by the time he moved to Chelsea in 2014, and four years later, he was back, with Atletico Madrid paying €57 million for him.

Diego Costa was one of the players also among the biggest football transfers from the Premier League to La Liga. In his final season before leaving for the Premier League, Costa scored 36 goals, and in three seasons at Stamford Bridge, he scored 59 goals and 21 assists. The Spanish forward 81 games in four seasons after his return but scored just 19 goals in that time.

6. Luis Suarez | Liverpool to FC Barcelona | €75 million:

Barcelona had seen enough from Suarez in just two and a half seasons at Liverpool to sign him for an initially reported fee of £75million. That he’d move onto bigger things was unsurprising after notching 31 goals and 13 assists in his final season in the Premier League.

Luis Suarez was one of the key players also among the biggest football transfers from the Premier League to La Liga. The Uruguayan forward scored 195 goals and assisted 113 in 283 games, in his second season at Barca, scoring a remarkable 40 La Liga goals, along with 18 assists. Across all competitions that season, Suarez scored 54 goals and assisted 24.

5. Julian Alvarez | Manchester City to Atletico Madrid | €80 million:

One of the most recent players to the biggest football transfers from the Premier League to La Liga, Julian Alvarez moved to Manchester City for Atletico Madrid in the summer transfer window of the 2024 season. He already has 23 goals and five assists this season, including eight direct goal contributions in the Champions League. So far, the move looks a positive one for Alvarez.

4. Cristiano Ronaldo | Manchester United to Real Madrid | €80 million:

Cristiano Ronaldo was undoubtedly the best move from the Premier League to La Liga in history. He broke new ground with a transfer worth approximately £80million from Manchester United. The previous world-record transfer was Zinedine Zidane to Real Madrid, which had stood for eight years.

Ronaldo was one of the most devastating forwards in the world for his entire spell at Real Madrid, scoring 450 goals and assisting 131 in 438 games. Ronaldo is the most successful and among the biggest football transfers from the Premier League to La Liga. He won the Ballon d’Or in 2013, 2014, 2016, and 2017 while he was a Real Madrid player.

3. Gareth Bale | Tottenham Hotspurs to Real Madrid | €85 million:

At the time of his transfer to Real Madrid for approximately £85million, Bale’s was a world-record move. Gareth Bale was among the biggest football transfers from the Premier League to La Liga.  

Bale would win five Champions Leagues with Real, as well as three La Liga titles, among many other honors. Throughout seven seasons, he scored 106 goals and assisted 67 times.

2. Eden Hazard | Chelsea to Real Madrid | €130 million:

Eden Hazard was one of the failed transfers yet and second-placed in the list of the biggest football transfers from the Premier League to La Liga. That he never played 20 La Liga games in a single season, showed how much Hazard struggled, and he retired at just 32 years of age, having played just 10 games in his final season. The Belgian failed to match that single-season total in 76 games across his entire Real Madrid career.

1. Phillipe Coutinho | Liverpool to FC Barcelona | €142 million:

The biggest football transfer from the Premier League to La Liga, Barcelona spent an astonishing £142million to sign the midfielder from Liverpool. At Liverpool, he had become an iconic figure, having a direct hand in 97 goals in 201 games.

 After 13 direct goal contributions in his first 18 La Liga games, Coutinho slowed with only seven contributions in the 32 games he played in the season. The Brazilian left for Aston Villa, after only 39 goal contributions in 106 games at Barcelona.

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