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Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema are level with Huddersfield frontmen as second-worst strike partnership in whole of Europe

Los Blancos duo have one each — which came in same match

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REAL MADRID have the second-worst goal scoring return from their attack in Europe's top five leagues.

Incredibly, Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema have scored just TWICE between them.

 Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema have struggled in La Liga this season
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Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema have struggled in La Liga this seasonCredit: Getty Images
 Cristiano Ronaldo has only managed to score once this season in the league
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Cristiano Ronaldo has only managed to score once this season in the leagueCredit: AP:Associated Press

Only Benevento duo Pietro Iemmello and Massimo Coda, who have scored just once, have an inferior tally across La Liga, the Premier League, the Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1.

And the Italian side have lost all 13 games so far.

It is a surreal and inexplicably low return from the back-to-back European champions' front two.

Their lack of success in front of goal has seen Real Madrid fall a staggering ten points behind Barcelona in the race for the title.

 Karim Benzema is breaking records in terms of poor striking for Real Madrid
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Karim Benzema is breaking records in terms of poor striking for Real MadridCredit: AFP
 Only Benevento's strikers have contributed fewer goals than Real Madrid's
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Only Benevento's strikers have contributed fewer goals than Real Madrid'sCredit: AFP

At this stage last season, they had 12 goals between them — and in 2014-15 were already up to 27.

Interestingly, their goals arrived in the same match as Los Blancos overcame Getafe 2-1 on October 14.


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Their measly haul puts them level with Huddersfield pair Laurent Depoitre and Elias Kachunga.

However, they have been outscored by new Barcelona signing Paulinho, who has hit the back of the net four times.

 Huddersfield have same goals from front two as Real Madrid this season
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Huddersfield have same goals from front two as Real Madrid this seasonCredit: Reuters
 Marcos Alonso has more league goals than Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema
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Marcos Alonso has more league goals than Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim BenzemaCredit: AFP

While, Chelsea left-back Marcos Alonso has three Premier League strikes to his name this season.

This is the first time in history that Real Madrid's front two have fewer than three goals at this stage.

Strangely, Ronaldo has found his feet in the Champions League and is his side's leading marksman with six so far — including two doubles.

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