Real Madrid strike pair Karim Benzema and Vinicius Junior each scored a brace on Saturday to provide LaLiga leaders a 4-1 dwelling win over Valencia, placing them again on monitor after final weekend’s disappointing loss to Getafe.
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Benzema opened the scoring from the penalty spot shortly earlier than halftime, his three hundredth objective in all competitions for Real. He is the fourth participant within the membership’s historical past to succeed in the milestone, after Alfredo Di Stefano (308), Ral (323) and Cristiano Ronaldo (450).
Fan favourite Vinicius, who missed Real’s final two matches after testing constructive for Covid-19, got here again with a vengeance and scored twice early within the second half.
Goncalo Guedes scored Valencia’s comfort objective with a header on the rebound after Thibaut Courtois saved a penalty kick within the 76th minute.
Benzema registered an emphatic win two minutes from the top with a low shot from contained in the field.
“It is an honor and I am proud to reach 301 goals with Real Madrid because they are the best club in the world,” Benzema instructed reporters. “We played a good game for ourselves but also for the fans, who deserved it after losing to Getafe.”
Real Madrid prolonged their lead on the prime of the standings from 21 video games to 49 factors, eight factors forward of Sevilla, who’ve two video games in hand and host Getafe on Sunday.
Carlo Ancelotti’s staff took a while to heat up on a chilly winter’s evening on the Santiago Bernabeu, the place followers are getting used to gathering amongst lofts as Real Madrid proceed the 800 million euro ($908.72 million) renovation of their dwelling retains.
After a flat begin, Real discovered their rhythm late within the first half as Luka Modric hit a shot that ripped the crossbar from the sting of the field.
The hosts pressed on till they discovered the opener after Casemiro fell inside the sector when challenged by defender Omar Alderette. Benzema stepped up and swung the ball previous Jasper Sileson to the highest proper nook.
Real maintained their momentum after halftime and Vinicius scored twice in 9 minutes, first after a swish mixture with Benzema, clearing two defenders earlier than ending alone within the six-yard-box. His second got here from tapping right into a rebound on the objective line after Marco Asensio’s effort.
Benzema’s targets meant he remained clear on the prime of the scoring charts in LaLiga this season with 17, adopted by Vinicius 12. Real scored 29 of Real’s 45 league targets on this marketing campaign.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
