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Karim Benzema was labeled ‘phenomenal’ after opening the scoring and then providing two assists as Real Madrid beat Eibar 3-1 to equalize points with the best in LaLiga and Atlético de la ciudad.
Benzema expertly controlled Rodrygo’s perfect dink over the top and then found his way through Eibar goalkeeper Marko Dmitrovic after just five minutes before placing Luka Modric before the quarter hour.
Modric duly lunged on the roof of the net to put Real in cruise control at the Municipal de Ipurua, while Benzema also intervened in substitute Lucas Vázquez’s late goal to seal a hard-fought victory.
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane gave his French compatriot an enthusiastic endorsement, saying at a press conference: “It is decisive. What he’s doing is phenomenal.
‘It’s not just about the goals. I repeat myself at Karim, but not only does he score goals, it is the clarity he brings to our game that is very important.
“When he scores he is even better, but beyond that, he is very important to us.”
This was the fifth consecutive victory in all competitions for Real Madrid, as they moved back up to second place, currently separated from Atlético only by a lower goal difference, although more importantly, their rivals in the city have two games. in the hand.
Eibar were able to cut the deficit in half thanks to Kike Garcia’s sumptuous and curly effort from outside the area and had chances to equalize before Vázquez scored decisively in added time.
However, Zidane feels that his team was worth all three points.
He said: ‘It was a great match and it takes two teams to make it a great match and Eibar had their good moments. Overall, we deserved the win. ‘
“We knew it was a difficult game, but we controlled it from the beginning to the end.”
The Eibar coach, José Luis Mendilibar, was proud of his team’s effort, as he said between the appointments reported by Marca: “Seeing the result it seems that they have won easily, but it was not like that.
Source: m.allfootballapp.com
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