With Karim Benzema recently overtaking Spanish legend Raul in the all-time LaLiga goals chart, here are the 10 most prolific scorers in the league's history.
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On Wednesday night, second-placed Real Madrid closed the gap at the top of the LaLiga standings – they are now eight points behind leaders Barcelona – when they secured an emphatic 4-0 victory over Elche at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Playing in the league for the first time since Real's home victory over Valencia at the beginning of February was Karim Benzema, and the Frenchman returned for Carlo Ancelotti's men in style as his first-half brace helped reduce Barca's lead at the top of the table.
The Lyon-born forward also made history as he overtook former Los Blancos captain and club legend Raul in the league's all-time goalscoring charts, with his tally now sitting at 230 strikes.
Here are LaLiga's 10 top goalscorers of all time:
Of LaLiga's all-time top 10 scorers, six have donned Real's famous white kit, and nobody has, arguably, done so better than Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Portuguese forward spent nine years in the Spanish capital as he helped the record European champions bag two league titles, among other silverware, courtesy of his 311 goals in the Spanish top flight.
The 38-year-old is the league's second all-time leading goalscorer, trailing only Barcelona icon Lionel Messi. The Argentine spent his entire senior career at the Camp Nou before making the move to Paris in 2021, accruing a plethora of records in the league's history, including the record for the most goals scored in the division.
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Messi found the back of the net an incredible 474 times in LaLiga during the 17 years he played for the Blaugrana's senior side.
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