Benzema hat-trick leads Real Madrid to crush Almeria

Real Madrid crushed Almeria (4-2), on Saturday evening, in the 32nd round of La Liga, in the Santiago Bernabeu stronghold.

Karim Benzema scored a “hat-trick” for Real Madrid in the 5th, 17th and 42nd minutes, and Rodrigo 47, while Almeria Lazaro scored in the 46th minute, and Lucas Robertoni in the 61st minute.

With this victory, Real Madrid raised its tally to 68 points in the runners-up of the La Liga table, while Almeria’s balance froze at 33 points in sixteenth place.

The match started with pressure from Real Madrid, which resulted in the first goal, signed by Frenchman Karim Benzema in the 5th minute, as Vinicius Junior set off on the left side and crossed a ball towards Benzema, who fired directly into the net.

Almeria’s quick response came with a shot from Ramzani, which passed over the horizontal bar of Courtois’ goal in the 7th minute.

Real Madrid’s pressure continued, with a shot from Karim Benzema inside the penalty area, which was blocked by goalkeeper Fernando Martinez in the 8th minute.

Benzema added the second goal in the 17th minute, with the scenario of the first goal, as Rodrigo Silva launched with a distinguished individual effort on the right side, and passed inside the area towards the Frenchman, who put the ball into the net.

Almeria striker Ramzani rose to hit a header that passed past the left post of goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois in the 26th minute.

The referee awarded Real Madrid a penalty kick in the 42nd minute, after a violent intervention by Ramzani on Lucas Vazquez, and Benzema hit the net, adding the third goal.

Before the end of the first half, Lazaro managed to score a goal to reduce the difference for Almeria, in the minute (45 + 1), as he received a pass from Ramzani and hit the empty net (3-1).

With the start of the second half, Rodrigo succeeded in adding the fourth goal in the 47th minute, with a missile shot at the penalty area border, inhabiting the far left of goalkeeper Fernando Martinez.