Benzema is the last man standing

Karim Benzema, the one who was cheapest of the three and the least expected to get very far, is the only one of the three who is still at Real Madrid. He has survived a generational change in the forwards which is seeing more youth being brought in. The trio is now just one man on his own. Only Benzema is delivering for Real Madrid. 

Bale has fallen out constantly with his boss, Zinedine Zidane, who ended up publicly expellling him from the club. China seems to be the ex-Tottenham man's next destination, who, who would have expected it, has been unable to find a team. At least in the big European leagues. 

His agent reacted furiously after Zidane's strong world, although it was Jonathan Barnett himself who requested the club not to field Bale against Bayern Munich. At the moment, he continues training as if he were another player, but the truth is that Bale is about to leave the club. Hazard will give Benzema company up top. 

The end of an era is close, although Real Madrid will always be able to say that, with the three at full strength, they not only got the long sought after tenth Champions League, but also three more Champions Leagues in four years. During a good part of their time together, the Bernabeu showed Benzema the exit door, but he stayed firm thanks to the help of his friend and confidant Zidane. Once Cristiano left, he started to perform better than he had ever done before. 

He still blows cold on some occasions and against Bayern Munich in pre-season, he brought back old memories with some inexplicable misses. He did not have Bale in support, who in truth is different to Bale. Not everyone thought that the Frenchman would be able to handle the pressure of the Real Madrid shirt, but the striker is still there. 

These are new times for Real Madrid, who desperately need to keep winning titles so that Zidane's new project does not fail. He has got his own way, he was never ever going to have Bale in his team, a player who arrived to mark an era and who will end up leaving on bad terms despite winning a number of titles.