Karim Benzema celebrates with his teammates one of his goals against Almería

'HAT TRICK' OF BENZEMA AGAINST ALMERÍA

Benzema and Rodrygo boost Madrid against Almería to put pressure on Barça (4-2)

Published:29/04/2023 - 20:23h

Updated:30/04/2023 - 00:40h

Real Madrid turned the page on their grotesque defeat at Girona with a win against Almería (4-2). Karim Benzema and Rodrygo Goes boosted Carlo Ancelotti's men to get back to eight points behind FC Barcelona

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There were not more surprises for the Real Madrid in a week of intense activity liguera. After the hard fall in Girona, the ones of Carlo Ancelotti attained golear to the Almería (4-2) to go back to recortar distances with the FC Barcelona, waiting for what do the culés in his party in front of the Betis. The goals of Karim Benzema and Rodrygo Goes sufficed to the 'White House' to resolve a party in which, again, left doubts in defence.

The Almería rotó in his visit to Santiago Bernabéu, reserving to players like the Argentinian Lucas Robertone. However, the ones of Joan Francesc Ferrer, 'Rubi', were able to plant face in Chamartín, although to the five minutes of game already were down in the marker. Benzema Recovered his series goleadora to put him pressure to Robert Lewandowski in the table by the 'Pichichi', where the Pole now only adds a so much more than the Frenchman (18 and 17, respectively).

The 'hat trick' of Benzema resolved the party

In the minute 5, the captain 'merengue' took advantage of a desborde of Vinicius Jr. To open the marker pushing the totally free balloon of mark. Happened the chamber of hour, the '9' expanded the advantage thanks to a big played of Rodrygo. The Brazilian anticipated to Ely after a balloon to the space of Lucas Vázquez and yielded to the 'Cat', the one who defined of first to beat to the goalkeeper Fernando Martínez.

In 17 minutes, the Madrid had the practically cleared party. 2-0 and with a totally broken Almería in defence. Nevertheless, the ones of Rubi titraron of pride and Ramazani and Porthole arrived with danger to the arch in which it was back Thibaut Courtois. Benzema Completed his 'hat trick' in the 42' thanks to a penalti of Ramazani to Lucas Vázquez, but before the rest the Belgian could redeem with an assistance to Lázaro Vinícius so that the Brazilian discounted just before the rest (3-1).

Vinicius Added another yellow and loses the next party

Before finalising the first time, Vinicius went back to wrap it with his particular protests to the referees. The '20' protested angrily after a pushed and manotazo of Houboulang Mendes and the referee Squares Fernández did not have more remedy that admonish him. With this, the forward arrives to 10 yellow in the season and will lose the party in front of the Real Sociedad the Wednesday in Anoeta.

The drop of 'Vini' can be determinant in a party that well can sentence LaLiga in favour of the Barça, as long as the culés do the duties home in front of Betis and Osasuna. Lor only positive for the '20' is that it will be able to arrive rested to the final of the Glass of the King next Saturday in front of the Osasuna in The Cartuja, where the ones of Carlo Ancelotti will look for his first title in the tournament from 2014.

The Almería struggled to the end

The Madrid went out to sentence the party after the rest and did not take in expanding the advantage. In the 48', Rodrygo took advantage of a pass of Dani Ceballos to take out a derechazo imparable for Fernando. The 4-1 desató the party in the Benabéu, but Rubi gave entry to Robertone and the Argentinian could maquillar the result after an assistance of Porthole in the 61', previous error of Toni Kroos.

Benzema Followed looking for the póker, although the changes of Ancelotti subtracted him fluidity to the Real. Carvajal, Nacho and Asensio ingresaron by Kroos, Rodrygo and Vinicius, already with the totally sentenced party. At the end, the Madrid added three points that put him momentáneamente to eight of the Barça, with the mind put in the final of Glass and in the 'semis' of Champions.

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