"Benzema is harder to play against than Luis Suarez"

Rio Ferdinand claims Real Madrid's Karim Benzema is a harder striker to defend against than Barcelona's Luis Suarez.

Suarez ended the season with the Spanish golden boot having scored 59 goals in 53 appearances this season, while Benzema, who lifted the Champions League with Real Madrid on Saturday, found the net 28 times in 36 appearances.

However former England international Ferdinand believes the Frenchman's movement makes him more of a nightmare for defenders.

“From personal experience playing against both of those players, I found it harder to play against him [Benzema],” Ferdinand told BT Sport.

“Because he was very cute, he was very efficient in all areas, off his right and left foot, his movement was cute.

“And sometimes you don’t see it glaringly, but he does cute little things that take you out of position that other players can exploit. And when he gets the ball he’s got a quick trigger.

“Suarez is equally as difficult but I just found him [Benzema] a little bit more.”