Hazard Shines As Real Run Riot In LaLiga
24 January, 2021
LaLiga
Result: Deportivo Alaves 1-4 Real Madrid
Date: 23 January 2021
Venue: Estadio de Mendizorroza
Eden Hazard bagged an objective and an assist as Real Madrid thumped Deportivo Alves 4-1 on LaLiga action on Saturday night.
After Wednesday's shock Copa del Rey exit, famous brands Hazard, Toni Kroos, Casemiro, Thibaut Courtois and Luka Modric were recalled to the side.
Their returns paid dividends in a quarter-hour when Kroos' excellent set-piece found Casemiro, who sent a powerful header into the bottom level corner for his fourth league goal of the growing season.
Hazard looked to increase the visitors' lead in the 27th minute after the right combo play, but he was unable to steer his shot on aim for after working his approach into the box.
The Belgian star did have a hand in the second goal on 41 minutes as his back-heel create Karim Benzema, who sent a powerful effort in to the top corner.
Hazard managed to get a goal of his unique on the stroke of halftime after racing onto Kroos' move before firing past a good helpless Fernando Pacecho to increase Los Blancos' lead.
Alavez arrived with a different way in the second half, which resulted in the side puling an objective back on 59 mins when Lucas Perez set up Joselu for the neat surface finish.
However, the house side's joy was killed ten minutes simply because Benzema bagged his second and Los Blancos' fourth target on the night with a neat finish immediately after latching onto Modric's pass.
Zinedine Zidane introduced Isco and Odriozola found in the latter levels of the next half to find out the rest of the encounter, while the defending champions moved to within several points of group leaders Atletico Madrid.
Source: www.soccerladuma.co.za
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