Bale-Benzema-Cristiano football’s great trios

Real Madrid have the most expensive attacking trident on the planet this season following the €100 million signing of Gareth Bale. The Welshman has often played on the right flank, with €94m man Cristiano Ronaldo on the other, while Karim Benzema - who cost €41m in 2009 - marauds through the middle.

In the short space of time that the trio have played together they have already proven that they are a deadly combination, most notably scoring two goals apiece in their 6-1 Champions League drubbing of Schalke in the opening leg of their last-16 tie. They have since earned the nickname 'BBC' among Blancos fans and pundits alike.

Ahead of Madrid's second leg clash at the Santiago Bernabeu, Goal looks at 10 classic trios that have starred in the European Cup or Champions League...

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