Vinicius was humiliated by Benzema, now they're Real Madrid's biggest weapons

After beating his previous best of 11 back in December, the Brazilian has since taken his tally for the season up to 15 as the Spanish giants prepare for the business end of the campaign.

While Karim Benzema is renowned as the star man at the Santiago Bernabeu, Vinicius has contributed 26 goals to the cause as he looks to support the French striker.

Benzema previously had to publicly apologise to the 21-year-old, after cameras picked up the Frenchman advising teammates not to pass to the 21-year-old.

"Don't play with him. On my mother's life, [Vinicius] is playing against us," Benzema was caught saying in the tunnel before a match against Borussia Monchengladbach.

The youngster had also fallen out with Madrid's supporters due to his lack of consistency, earning him the nickname 'Fictitious' due an apparent on-field disappearing act.

But his partnership with Benzema has quickly become Madrid's biggest asset, and Vinicius will be afforded the chance to prove he can be the main man once again tonight.

A clash with PSG in the Champions League round of 16 will be a real test for Carlo Ancelotti's side, particularly if they're keen to push into the latter stages of the competition.

Upon returning to the club, Ancelotti planned to rehabilitate big money signings Eden Hazard and Gareth Bale back into the line up alongside Benzema this season, but his plans have been completely torn up with Vinicius easily out-performing the record signings.

Vinicius said earlier this season that Ancelotti 'is key for me' and the praise has been reciprocated by the Italian manager.

"I think Vinicius has a lot of quality in one-on-ones," Ancelotti said.

"I've told him that to score goals he has to take one or two touches, it's difficult to score with four or five touches.

"He's a very young player, he's going to improve."