Remarkable Benzema Boost Real's Name Charge
21 March, 2021
LaLiga
Result: Celta Vigo 1-3 Real Madrid
Date: 20 March 2021
Location: Estadio de Balaídos
Karim Benzema bagged two goals and an aid as Real Madrid defeated Celta Vigo 3-1 to go to within three things of LaLiga leaders Atletico Madrid.
Los Blancos were without the providers of captain Sergio Ramos through harm, which found Zinedine Zidane recall Casemiro to the line-up.
The opening exchanges became a lively affair with sides seeking for early goals, as Karim Benzema saw his strike excellently turned away by Hugo Mallo.
However, Benzema had not been to be denied in 20 minutes just as the Frenchman opened up the scoring with a neat switch and finish in to the bottom corner immediately after some good work simply by Toni Kroos.
The lead was doubled ten minutes in the future, with Benzema completing his brace with another clinical finish after getting on the finish of Kroos's instinctive flick.
All had not been lost for the visitors, who were able to pull a goal back five minutes prior to the break when Santi Mina nodded residence a free-kick from Denis Suarez.
Celta looked to pull themselves level soon after the hour tag but Real shot-stopper Thibaut Courtois produced a fine preserve to deny Iago Aspas, whose shot seemed destined for underneath corner.
Benzema almost completed his hat-technique with 11 minutes still left on the clock after latching onto a poor back pass but he was denied by Celta shot-stopper Ivan Villar.
While Benzema was struggling to bag a third, he turned company for the third aim as he crossed for Marco Asensio who tapped into a clear net.
Source: www.soccerladuma.co.za
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