Benzema has always scored goals, he has always given assists, he never lost elegance or personality, he always did everything he touched on the field better, starting with Real Madrid. It made us madridistas better, more knowledgeable and less angry, it made us happier, and it turned a few years, Benzema's years at Madrid, into an era, the happiest we have ever seen.
The best memory I take away is not his game, but a gesture: the smile at the Etihad Stadium that the cameras capture when City put the fourth to Madrid in the semifinals of the Champions League 2022.