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Karim Benzema led the way when Real Madrid scored their fifth straight win in a 3-1 win at Eibar on Sunday to finish second in LaLiga.
Match reports
Zinedine Zidane had been under intense pressure in early December due to a streak of poor results, but the victory at Ipurua was their fifth on the rebound in all competitions and leaves them in the tail of Atlético’s bitter rivals and pioneers. Madrid.
Benzema seemed to be in the mood from the start of an action-packed first-half, the forward scoring and then placing Luka Modric in the early exchanges, before an offside effort was also canceled shortly after the impressive effort by Kike García gave Eibar a lifeline.
Eibar certainly had their chances of clinching what looked like an unlikely draw, but they didn’t take their chances and were punished again when Benzema played through Lucas Vázquez to score the points in injury time.
Madrid started the game with great intensity and appeared to be sailing towards victory as they led 2-0 in the 13th minute.
Benzema knocked down a skillful Rodrygo pass over defense and was left with a routine shot to open the scoring, before becoming a supplier when he stole Kevin Rodrigues in the Eibar area and cut for Modric to sweep home.
But shortly after Benzema turned down the opportunity to make it 3-0, Eibar threw a throwback: Garcia threw an unstoppable shot into the upper right corner from 25 yards.
Eibar should have been level within 10 minutes of the second half, but Takashi Inui dragged a desperately wide shot instead of facing Yoshinori Muto after pouncing on a pass from Ferland Mendy.
Muto was the next to squander a presentable opportunity for Eibar, failing to hit the goal of a Garcia cross.
Sergio Ramos made a vital tackle to prevent Eibar from achieving a late draw, and Madrid almost immediately came up the other side to put the victory out of the question: Vázquez finished off after more good work from Benzema.
Match events
0 ‘The match is about to begin!
6 & # 39; GOAL! Eibar 0-1 Real Madrid (Benzema)
13 & # 39; GOAL! Eibar 0-2 Real Madrid (Modric)
16 ‘CLOSE! Benzema’s header
28 & # 39; GOAL! Eibar 1-2 Real Madrid (Kike)
36 & # 39; OUT OF SIDE! Goal annulled to Benzema
44 & # 39; Ramos free kick over the crossbar
47 ‘Benzema shot out
55 & # 39; Diop’s shot stopped by Courtois
67 ‘Rodrygo’s shot stopped
74 ‘Foul by Asensio deflected
Lineups
Eibar XI: Diop, Inui, Arbilla, Kike, Dmitrovic, Bigas, Yoshinori, Rodrigues, Pozo, Exposito, Gil
Subs: Pedro Leon, Yoel, Alvarez, Recio, Rafa, Roberto Olabe, Unai Arieta, Unai Dufur
Real Madrid XI: Ramos, Modric, Benzema, Kroos, Courtois, Casemiro, Carvajal, Varane, Vázquez, F Mendy, Rodrygo
Substitutes: Marcelo, Nacho, Mariano, Jovic, Odriozola, Asensio, M. Ødegaard, Valverde, Militao, A. Lunin, Altube
Source: m.allfootballapp.com
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