Real Madrid is preparing the way to face the final of the Copa del Rey next Saturday against Osasuna and has beaten Almería 4-2 at the Santiago Bernabéu on matchday 32 of La Liga, with a hat- Karim Benzema’s trick in the first half.
The current Ballon d’Or player got the rival goal up early in just five minutes of the game, after the assistance of Vinícius Júnior. Then, the Merengue advantage increased at 17 ‘but this time it was Rodrygo who served him the ball. The third came after 42 minutes from a penalty, after Dani Ceballos was brought down in the area.
As the second half began, Rodrygo, who had made a spectacular play before serving Benzema’s second goal, ended up scoring Real Madrid’s fourth and last goal, leaving the score at 4-2.
Almería discounted at 45+1′ to go to halftime 1-3 and cut the lead at 61′ with goals from Lázaro Vinícius and Lucas Robertone respectively.
With the first goal of the treble, Benzema equaled the Mexican Hugo Sánchez as the fourth top scorer in La Liga. The other two goals served to move the historic Aztec player to the fifth historic position.
Also, with today’s victory, the white team is 8 points behind FC Barcelona, the tournament leader, who in a few hours will face Quique Setién’s Real Betis Balompié at the Spotify Camp Nou.
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