Hazard Ends Long Goal Drought As Real Move Top
01 November, 2020
Eden Hazard scored first his goal for Real Madrid in over a year as Los Blancos thrashed Huesca to move top of LaLiga on Saturday.
LaLiga
Result: Real Madrid 4-1 Huesca
Date: 31 October 2020
Venue: Santiago Bernabeu
Hazard earned his begin for the growing season after coming off the bench in the UEFA Champions League while Luka Modric and Marcelo were also re-called.
It had been the visitors who nearly got the opening goal as Raffa Mir latched onto Maffeo's pass before sending a minimal strike inches wide of the upright on seven minutes.
Mir then had the ball in the back of the web on 20 minutes after lobbing Thibaut Courtois, however the strike was eliminated for an offside.
When it looked as though the sides would go in to the break all square, Hazard stepped up to break the deadlock for Los Blancos with a exceptional strike on 40 minutes.
The hosts managed to bag another goal 5 minutes later as Benzema found the back of the web from a good angle.
Benzema then turned provider for Los Blancos' third ten minutes into the second to create Federico Valverde, who drilled the ball in to the bottom corner.
Heusca did managed to pull a goal back the 71st minute through David Ferreiro's neat finish past Courtois after the right work by Mir.
However, Benzema wrapped up the win for Los Blancos on 90 minutes with a neat header off Rodrygo's cross as the defending champions regain top spot.
Source: www.soccerladuma.co.za
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