The Real Madrid team win great game away in Leganes with a 5-0 draw in the interim 11th round of La Liga. Rodrigo (7), Toni Kroos (8), Sergio Ramos (24-shot), Karim Benzema (69-shot) and Luca Jovich (90) delighted just over 53, 000 viewers at the Santiago Bernabeu. With success, the Whites returned to the second position in the ranking, a point behind Barcelona.
Zinedine Zidane echoed the 11th of the Istanbul match. Rodrigo got a chance to perform in the offensive threesome with Karim Benzema and Eden Hazard. Fede Valverde took the place of Luka Modric.
Los Merenges began to swirl. In the seventh minute Marcelo center-left to the far post, Benzema directed it into the small penalty area, where Rodrigo closely found the result. Only a minute later, Benzema had a wonderful new assist. He filed down the ground into the small penalty area, where Toni Kroos attractively diverted diagonally - 2:0.
Real Madrid continued to play at speed, taking adva ntage of the dilute protection of `los pipineros`. In the 21st Benzema met with an attractive back scissors and sent the ball along the beam. A minute later, Azar broke away from the defense and was fouled by the goalkeeper - a penalty shootout. Lego`s goalkeeper saved the penalty kick after Sergio Ramos struck. After consulting the VAR, the judge ordered the penalty to be beaten, as Soriano had not stepped on the line during the execution. In his second attempt, Ramos changed the angle and realized - 3:0.
In the 30th Rodrigo invaded the right and provided an excellent ball for Valverde. The Uruguayan midfielder was completely alone, but pointed over a beam of about eight meters. In the 39th Benzema and Daniel Carvajal played, the French striker shot insidiously on the diagonal and goalkeeper Juan Soriano threw himself, managing to kill.
After the break the hosts expectedly slowed down the pace. In the 67th minute Benzema aimed a beam after a shot from 19 meters. A minute later Unai Bustins made a present for Marcelo. The Brazilian advanced, seeking backup today. Luka Modric, who made a penalty. Benzema was allowed to execute from the white spot and raised the score to 4-0 after a hitless shot.
In the 82nd Marcelo hit a very heavy blow and the guard of the `cucumbers` with difficulty managed to kill, although the ball was not far from his range. In the 87th Isco kicked hard and Soriano killed. A little later, Tibo Courtois dealt with a joke by Jonathan Soriano. In the 90s, Luka Jovic scored his La Liga debut with a close header.
Next game is on Saturday, Real Madrid vs Betis. Our prediction is for another win for Real Madrid and Zidane.
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