Cristiano Ronaldo, Benzema and other footballers who shine in the twilight of their careers

Cristiano, Benzema and Modric, did they bathe in the fountain of youth?

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(CNN Spanish) -

The Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo has surprised the world throughout the season for his high level of sport despite being 37 years old.

The enviable physical form of the Manchester United footballer has allowed him to maintain figures that have served to make up a season for the Red Devils to be forgotten.

But Cristiano is not the only footballer to shine in what appears to be the twilight of his career.

Cristiano Ronaldo

He played 28 Premier League games and scored 17 goals.

In the Champions League, he played 7 games and finished with a record of 6 goals.

Karim Benzema

At 34 years old, he is considered by many to be the footballer of the moment, with key goals that have placed Real Madrid in the semifinals of the Champions League and on the verge of conquering La Liga.

He scored 25 goals in 29 games played in La Liga, while in the Champions League he has 14 goals in 10 games: numbers of a possible candidate for the Ballon d'Or.

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Luka modric

He is 36 years old but looks like he was 26. Real Madrid's attacking midfielder has only 2 goals in La Liga, but has played 24 games and provided 5 assists.

In the Champions League he played 11 games and gave 4 assists.

But his most remembered work this season was the assist he gave to the Brazilian Rodrygo in the return leg of the Champions League quarterfinals against Chelsea, which helped keep a Madrid alive that later ended up winning the tie. with a bit from Benzema.

Robert Lewandowski

At 33, the Pole from Bayern Munich is having another impressive season.

In the Bundesliga, his Bayern was champion, thanks in part to his 33 goals in 31 games.

In the Champions League he also has more goals than games played, despite the fact that the Bavarian team has already fallen by the wayside.

Lewandowski finished with 13 goals in 10 games.

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Leo Messi

Despite the fact that his season with Paris Saint-Germain was not the best, the Argentine was responsible for leaving his mark on French football at the age of 34.

In the Champions League, Messi played 7 games and scored 5 goals, although his PSG could not get past the round of 16.

In Ligue 1, he played 22 games and barely scored 4 goals, but he made the difference in assists, with 13. He is the second player with the most assists in French football, only his teammate Kylian Mbappé surpasses him with one more.

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