Real Madrid revive against Almeria thanks to Karim Benzema’s hat-trick

Obviously, Karim Benzema is only working with triplets at the moment. This Saturday, Real Madrid found their way to victory by beating Almeria (4-2), as part of the 32nd day of La Liga. The band of Carlo Ancelotti, with its three French holders (Camavinga in the left side, Tchouameni in the middle and Benzema between Rodrygo and Vinicius), logically mastered the debates against a very pale visiting formation, in particular thanks to their attacking trio “on fire “, even if his defensive line was a little less inspired.

It must be said that the Merengues of Benzema set the tone, from the start, at the Santiago-Bernabéu. The Ballon d’Or 2022, after trying his luck twice (3rd, 4th), victoriously took over an offering from Vinicius Jr (1-0, 5th). The time of a first attempt by Rojiblancos (7th), and to stumble on Martinez (9th), Benzema quickly saw double after a nice number from Rodrygo – heeling-big bridge – (2-0, 17th). And the former OL striker, now 4th top scorer in La Liga history, to offer himself a hat-trick before the break by converting a penalty obtained by Vázquez (3-0, 42nd).

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But the Madrid party was not perfect. Just before the break, Lazaro started by taking advantage of the defensive largesse of Militao and Rüdiger to close the gap (3-1, 45th + 1). So, as if to set the record straight, Rodrygo catapulted a missile to 20 meters to join the party (4-1, 48th). But now, Robertone headed a cross from Portillo at the near post to restore an ounce of hope to Almeria (4-2, 61st). A prospect that will not succeed, even if Rodrygo, with a goal disallowed (64th) and a lack of precision (65th), did not manage to afford a double before going out, visibly hit in the knee (72nd) .

The end of the match was then very calm at the Bernabéu, where Benzema was denied a penalty after intervention by the VAR for a foul committed by him (81st), before hitting the post after a sumptuous collective action ( 87th). No matter, Real Madrid is 8 points behind Barça’s first place and puts a little pressure on its Catalan rival, who hosts Real Bétis this Saturday evening (9 p.m.). The Casa Blanca n°9 (17 goals in La Liga) had not scored since April 2 in the league… it was already a hat-trick against Valladolid.

Note that Vinicius Jr, out injured in the final seconds, will be suspended for Real’s next league game for receiving a yellow card in the first half for speaking vehemently to the referee after a foul. he had just suffered (37th). For its part, Almeria could slip into the red zone this weekend in the event of victories for its main pursuers in the fight for maintenance.