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'I always say that he is the best' - Odriozola says Benzema is world's top striker

Karim Benzema is the greatest number nine on the planet, according to Real Madrid team-mate Alvaro Odriozola.

Benzema scored the winner in the 89th minute at the Santiago Bernabeu to down LaLiga's bottom side Huesca 3-2.

He had played a role in both of Madrid's earlier goals but had to strike late after Xabier Etxeita seemed to have earned the strugglers a priceless point.

The former France international has now scored against all 34 teams he has faced in LaLiga, with his tally this season standing at 14.

Strikers including Harry Kane, Luis Suarez, Robert Lewandowski, Edinson Cavani and even Cristiano Ronaldo may claim otherwise, but Odriozola feels Benzema is the world's best of his type.