Zinedine Zidane believes Karim Benzema ranks alongside Cristiano Ronaldo in the history of Real Madrid, Eurasia Diary reports citing Marca.
The French striker scored twice in Los Blancos' 6-0 thrashing of Galatasaray on Wednesday to reach the 50-goal mark for the club in the Champions League.
"His numbers speak for themselves," Zidane said of his compatriot.
"Those that like football know he's a quality player.
"He's important for the team, for attacking... he does it very well.
"The only thing that's changed since Cristiano Ronaldo [left for Juventus] is that Karim is more mature.
"He's a father and well... many things have happened lately which are reflected on the pitch."
"I'm very happy for Karim.
"It's true that he's overtaken a legend of this club like Alfredo di Stefano [by scoring his 50th European Cup goal].
"He's now like Cristiano Ronaldo in the history of this club.