Benzema scores and already has more goals than last season LaLiga Santander - Real Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano He has six so far

It is already proving to be a merrier Christmas for Karim Benzema this season than it was last year.

With his goal against Rayo Vallecano, the Real Madrid striker has brought his tally to six goals in LaLiga Santander.

That is already more than he managed in the entirety of the previous campaign, which he ended with a disappointing tally of five goals.

Benzema was involved in both the build-up and finish for his goal in the derby against Rayo at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu as his long, measured pass found Lucas Vazquez, a prelude to him finding the corner of the net.

It is also the 11th goal of the season for the Frenchman, just one less than he managed last season in all competitions.

Although he isn't approaching the kind of scoring records of Cristiano Ronaldo, he has certainly taken up a measure of responsibility.

The top scorer for Real in both the league and Europe, he is responding to the challenge left by the Portuguese in terms of goals.