Ageless Benzema focused on silverware, not numbers, in Paris

Real Madrid captain has Cristiano Ronaldo's goalscoring record in his sights but insists a fifth Champions League is the absolute aim

Leader of the pack: Real Madrid's Karim Benzema, centre, trains with team mates during a Media Opening day training session in Madrid. Photo: AP Photo / Manu Fernandez

Karim Benzema's relationship with the Champions League goes back — far back. 

His first taste of life among the continent's very elite came fully 17 years ago when the teenager lined up alongside John Carew and Sylvain Wiltord in a Lyon attacking line against Rosenborg. The baby-faced Benzema, typically, scored.