Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has played down his heroics this season.

Given his own form has been so impressive over the past two seasons, Benzema would be forgiven for displaying a kind of over-confidence, yet the Frenchman refused to fall into the trap of self-praise in the build-up to such an important fixture.

"I don't know if this has been my best season," Benzema said.

"Every year I start from scratch and I want to improve on the previous one.

"Now I'm on a scoring streak and if I can continue, with work to help my team win points and games, I'm going to do it. The important thing is to win."