Benzema on BBC: Bale was the rocket, Ronaldo was goalscorer & I made it all work

Karim Benzema has broken down his, Cristiano Ronaldo's and Gareth Bale's roles in Real Madrid's famous BBC front three.

The attacking trio fired Los Blancos to four Champions League trophies in five years but, due to Ronaldo's exit to Juventus, they've now broken up.

"You had the rocket, which was Bale, the goalscorer, which was Cristiano, and then you had me who would be between them, the one that made it all work," Benzema told RMC Sport.

The French striker revealed how his style of play changed alongside Ronaldo.

"At Lyon I was the finisher, and the finisher here was Ronaldo; I played another role with him," he said.

"I scored goals, but I was more involved in the build-up, in movement, trying to open up spaces.

"For me, just because you're the No.9 doesn't mean you have to be a goalscorer.

"It's a different style of play.

"In the years before, the No.9 was usually the goalscorer at Real Madrid, but here it was a winger who came inside, and I moved about to free up some space and allow him to score.

"For me he was the goalscorer, even if he was playing on the left."