This Saturday, Real Madrid thrashed Valencia 4-1 at the Santiago Bernabéu. In a match valid for the 20th round of the Spanish Championship, the home team dominated, created the best chances and had two goals from Vinícius Júnior and Benzema, with a goal from the Brazilian.
In the first half, Real pressured and had good opportunities to score the first goal, but it stopped on goalkeeper Clessen.
In the 40th minute of the first half, Casemiro invaded the area and was brought down by Alderete. The referee signaled the penalty and, in the kick, Benzema kicked high and opened the scoring for Real Madrid. Thus, the first half ended 1-0 for the home team.
On the return of the break, the hosts needed just six minutes to swing the nets. After triangulating with Benzema, Vinícius Jr. dribbled the cow on two defenders and moved the goalkeeper to widen the score. Brazilian goal.
Nine minutes later, in the 15th minute of the second half, Asensio received from Benzema, kicked on goal and, on the rebound, Vini Jr. headed it into the open goal and scored his second of the match, Real Madrid’s third.
Losing 3-0, Valencia went on the attack and, in the 30th minute of the final stage, had a penalty scored in their favor. In the charge, Gonçalo Guedes stopped in Courtois, but took advantage of the rebound to decrease.
The game became more truncated in the final minutes, but there was still time for one more goal from the home team. With 43 minutes played in the second half, Mendy found Benzema inside the area, shirt 9 turned over the marking and closed the score.
With the result, Real open an eight-point advantage in the leadership of the Spanish Championship. Valencia, in turn, occupies the ninth position, with 28 points.
Real Madrid returns to the field next Wednesday, at 4 pm, to face Barcelona in the semi-final of the Supercopa de España, at the King Fahd stadium, in Saudi Arabia.
Valencia will only play next Sunday, at 8 am, when they face Atlético Baleares, at the Balear Stadium, for the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey.
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