Benzema leads Real Madrid to the top of La Liga
video goals: Valladolid -Real Madrid-Played on 12/30/2022
Karim Benzema scored two goals in 6 minutes to lead Real Madrid to a difficult victory over Valladolid (2-0), this Friday evening, in the 15th round of the Spanish League.
Benzema scored the first goal in the 83rd minute from a penalty kick, before doubling the score in the 89th minute, noting that the match witnessed the expulsion of Valladolid player Sergio Leon in the 82nd minute.
Real Madrid raised its score to 38 points to temporarily take the lead, a point ahead of Barcelona, who can regain the lead if it beats Espanyol tomorrow night, and Valladolid’s balance stopped at 17 points in 15th place.
first half
The match started with Real Madrid dominating, but without a real threat, until the first threat came from Valladolid, when Sergio Leon hit a heel ball, but goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois caught it easily.
Real Madrid players demanded a penalty kick in the 10th minute, when Danny Ceballos hit a ball that touched the hand of Valladolid defender Javi Sanchez, but the referee did not count anything.
The ball reached Vinicius Junior, who hit a ball that was blocked by goalkeeper Masip, to bounce back in front of Benzema, who strangely shot over the goal, wasting the opportunity to score the lead goal in the 17th minute.
Toni Kroos tried to shoot from outside the area with a powerful ball that passed over Masip’s goal in the 27th minute, then Thibaut Courtois shone in blocking a shot from Sergio Leon in the 30th minute.
Courtois continued to shine by blocking a shot from Aguado, to deny the hosts the lead, then Asensio set off and hit a powerful ball that passed over the goal, and the first half ended (0-0).
