Soccer forward Karim Benzema scored a hat-trick in seven minutes to help Real Madrid to a 6-0 win over Valladolid in the 27th round of the Spanish league. The reigning champions are second in the table and are 12 points behind their rivals from Barcelona.
The “White Ballet” cannonade was started in the 22nd minute by Rodrygo. The French gunner Benzema then completed a hat-trick between the 29th and 36th minutes, and with 14 goals he became second in the scoring table. He loses three accurate hits to the leader Lewandowski from Barcelona. The 35-year-old forward scored a hat-trick in the first half for Real Madrid for the first time in his career.
After the break, Asensio and Vázquez contributed to the sovereign victory of Real with goals. Valladolid lost for the second time in a row and are just one point away from the relegation zone.
Spanish Football League – Round 27:
Celta Vigo – Almería 2:2 (10. Seferovic, 42. Pérez – 8. Babič, 32. Puigmal), Real Madrid – Valladolid 6:0 (29., 32. to 36. Benzema, 23. Rodrygo, 73. Asensio , 90.+2 Vazquez),
18:30 Villarreal – San Sebastian,
21:00 Atlético Madrid – Betis Sevilla.
Table:
1. FC Barcelona 27 23 2 2 53:9 71 2. Real Madrid 27 18 5 4 57:21 59 3. Atlético Madrid 26 15 6 5 42:19 51 4. San Sebastian 26 14 6 6 35:24 48 5. Betis Sevilla 26 13 6 7 34:26 45 6. Villarreal 26 12 5 9 32:24 41 7. Bilbao 27 10 7 10 36:28 37 8. Vallecano 26 9 9 8 31:30 36 9. Celta Vigo 27 9 8 10 34:37 35 10. Pamplona 27 9 8 10 22:27 35 11. Girona 27 9 7 11 42:42 34 12. Mallorca 27 9 6 12 22:27 33 13. FC Seville 27 8 7 12 31:42 31 14. Getafe 27 7 9 11 27:34 30 15. Cádiz 27 6 10 11 21:40 28 16. Valladolid 27 8 4 15 20:44 28 17. Spanish Barcelona 27 6 9 12 33:44 27 18. Almería 27 7 6 14 32:47 27 19. Valencia 26 7 5 14 28:31 26 20. Elche 27 2 7 18 19:55 13