The 'Gato' said present: Karim Benzema's brace saved Real Madrid in a complicated away game against Espanyol [Videos]

Real Madrid’s French striker, Karim Benzema, was Real Madrid’s hero this Sunday when he appeared in the final minutes of the match against Espanyol de Barcelona with two goals that secured the 3-1 away victory.

Real Madrid took the lead early on the scoreboard just one minute 12′ when Aurelien Tchouameni leaked a great ball that Vinicius Jr. did not waste to define against the French goalkeeper Lecomte and make it 0-1.

However, almost on the brink of halftime, a series of rebounds in the area They ended with the crossed shot of the Spanish striker Joselu to make it 1-1 and complicate the actions of the Merengues.

The match seemed complicated for Real Madrid and even Espanyol seemed to be able to get ahead with several actions that Blanco goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois stopped, but the players that Carlo Ancelotti moved from the bench at the end ended up being transcendental.

One of them, Rodrygo, who entered near the end, finished at 87′, launching a center for Benzema that as nine defined for put the 1-2 on the scoreboard.

And already in the aggregate a play of another of the changes, midfielder Dani Ceballos ran for a ball and was fouled by goalkeeper Lecomte who saw a red card and forced a field player to enter under the three posts.

Benzema took advantage of this to score from a free kick at the edge of the area and decree his brace on the Spanish night.

With the victory the Real Madrid achieves its third victory of the season and becomes, along with Real Betis, the only teams to maintain a perfect record in all three La Liga games.