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Real Madrid secured a 2-0 home win over Eibar in La Liga in Valdebebas on Saturday afternoon. Marco Asensio opened the scoring for the hosts with Karim Benzema securing the result in the second half, sending Madrid ahead of Barcelona and just three points from Atlético de Madrid at the top of the table.
Madrid had two goals disallowed in the first half, and Benzema had his effort ruled out before Asensio suffered the same fate. Asensio scored his goal shortly after, however, when Casemiro took advantage of a loose ball in midfield before putting it on a tray for the Spaniard to finish off.
Benzema then scored in their seventh straight game and made Madrid 2-0, sealing the victory and pressuring their two rivals for the title this season. Benzema’s remarkable streak is the best streak he has achieved in his career to date, leading him to 17 goals in 24 La Liga appearances this season.
Zinedine Zidane was asked after the game how he feels about Madrid’s prospects of finishing the season with silver. Outside of La Liga, his men are preparing for the Champions League quarter-finals with Liverpool in midweek.
“We do not look at any of that, we look at the day to day,” he said in comments carried by Marca. “First it was today’s game and we did very well, starting very well. Now we have to rest and prepare well. We know where we come from, we have suffered a lot this season and now it’s time to enjoy.
“We are in a good moment, because the results are good. We have defended the goal very well and we are playing well, for us it is important. I am happy for Marco, it is important for a player to score goals. It is important because it gives you confidence and energy. For him it is important to score and I see that it is good ”.
