Benzema scored twice and set up Vinícius Júnior's goal to help give Madrid a 10-point lead over second-placed Sevilla ahead of the clásico against Barcelona on ...
Madrid, which had already made all five substitutions, also lost forward Rodrygo and left back Ferland Mendy with injuries ahead of the match against Barcelona. MADRID (AP) — Karim Benzema stayed hot as Real Madrid kept momentum from its epic win over Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League with a 3-0 victory at Mallorca to extend its Spanish league lead on Monday. Karim Benzema stayed hot as Real Madrid kept momentum from its epic win over Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League with a 3-0 victory at Mallorca to extend its Spanish league lead on Monday.
Benzema's brace last night means that he's equalled his best scoring season at Madrid in all competitions, which was 32. Given there's still ten La Liga games ...
His absence would be a serious blow to Carlo Ancelotti ahead of Madrid’s showdown with a resurgent Barcelona. Benzema’s brace last night means that he’s equalled his best scoring season at Madrid in all competitions, which was 32. The Frenchman followed up his hat-trick against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Wednesday with a brace against Mallorca in La Liga last night. But he did come off injured in the Balearic Islands with just five minutes to go, leaving him a doubt for El Clasico.
Karim Benzema was Real Madrid's MVP for the second game running as he took apart Mallorca. Benzema set two career personal bests during the game.
That was his 23rd La Liga goal of the season and his 32nd for Real in all competitions. It was the fifth penalty won by Vinicius in La Liga this season. It was the eighth occasion that Benzema had assisted Vinicius or vice versa in La Liga this season.
Real Madrid were left waiting for news on the fitness of Karim Benzema, Rodrygo and Ferland Mendy after their 3-0 win at Mallorca on Monday.
"Rodrygo's is a shame for him, let's hope he doesn't have anything," midfielder Federico Valverde said. Let's hope they aren't serious." "We have to evaluate them in the next few days," coach Carlo Ancelotti said in his post-match news conference.
The first-place Blancos' only two losses this league season – against Espanyol and Getafe – came against teams in the bottom half of the standings, and 16th- ...
The Frenchman extended his league-leading goal tally to 21 when he converted a penalty opportunity in the 77th minute. Mallorca stepped up their aggressiveness in search of the equalizer, but that only opened things up for Real Madrid and Benzema. The first-place Blancos’ only two losses this league season – against Espanyol and Getafe – came against teams in the bottom half of the standings, and 16th-place Mallorca also posed a test for the visitors and their star-studded team in the first half at Iberostar Stadium.
A strong side was fielded, but there were various rotations in place - with the hero against PSG, Karim Benzema, captaining the side. Gareth Bale returned to ...
They doubled their lead when Benzema slotted home a penalty after Vinícius was fouled in the box, and minutes later the Frenchman added to his tally again after finishing well off of a vintage Marcelo cross. It would take one of the men of the moment to give Los Blancos their much desired lead - as Vinícius Júnior finished off a move made easy by Karim Benzema’s set up. The second half would need to be different to claim the win, and Madrid kept at it with their dominance.