French striker Karim Benzema celebrated winning the Ballon d’Or as the best player in the world by leading Real Madrid to a 3-0 victory over hosts Elche today, Wednesday, in the tenth stage of the Spanish league.
Benzema, who mostly participated two days after winning the Ballon d’Or, scored the second goal for his team after a charming game against the Brazilian Rodrigo, which he finished with a ground kick to the left of goalkeeper Edgar Badia (in the 75th minute). , in his fifth league goal this season in 7 games after recovering from injury.
However, luck was not on Benzema’s side after the video assistant referee “mouse” canceled two of his goals for offside in the 6th and 60th minutes.
And it was the brilliant midfielder Federico Valverde who recently opened the scoring for Real Madrid after the Brazilian Vinicius Junior, who turned to the Uruguay on the edge of the penalty area, launched a rocket with his left foot in the net, in the 11th minute.
Before the final whistle, Marco Asensio scored the third goal for Real Madrid after a decisive pass to Rodrigo (89th minute).
With this win, Real Madrid lifted their lead to 28 points at the top of the league table, while Elche’s balance was frozen at 3 points in last 20th place.
Source: agencies