Karim Benzema, The French striker, is still in form. The French striker found himself in the final stretch of the match...
Real Madrid scratched its third win of the season by beating Espanyol at the RCDE Stadium with two goals from Frenchman Karim Benzema in the 88th minute and in the 100th minute, two goals that broke the tie made by Vinicius (0-1, 12' ) and Joselu (1-1, 43') in the first half.
The Catalans ostensibly improved their version after the break, but finally, the insistence of the French prevailed on the green. The duel became an exchange of blows, and, during the entire second half, it seemed that it would end with a draw until the Gaul's festival.
Real Madrid took twelve minutes to get ahead on the scoreboard. The striker precisely defined a farsighted pass from Tchouameni, increasingly integrated into Ancelotti's machinery. The Brazilian adjusted the ball to the base of the left post, impossible for Lecomte to reach.
Espanyol, very intense in the early stages, was now locked in their area. The whites commanded and insistently sought to extend the advantage. Vinicius examined the defence again with an individual run and a shot that deflected the goalkeeper for a corner.
Madrid did not give the host an option. Added to Vinicius's recital were Kroos' shots from outside the area and Benzema's incursions. The parakeet defence suffered almost constantly, and the arrivals of its offensive plot were almost non-existent.
In any case, the Whites lowered the bar in the closing stages of the first half, and Espanyol reacted in a big way. After a counterattack initiated by Ruben Sanchez, Joselu squeezed a pass from Oscar Gil he finished off for the first time, and Courtois rejected it, but the striker tried again then made it 1-1.
After the break, Diego Martínez 's team made it clear, with a play by Puado, that they were not satisfied with a draw. Madrid was not comfortable and Espanyol, on the other hand, seemed very grown. Courtois had to show off, clearing several shots in a row from inside the box.
Ancelotti moved: he sat down Modric and Valverde and took out Camavinga and Rodrygo. The duel exchanged blows, and the visiting team showed their teeth.
Minutes later, in the 66th minute, the VAR annulled a French goal due to a tight offside.
The duel was broken. Although Real Madrid arrived in greater danger, with Vinicius and the Frenchman as the main foci, Espanyol also, although with less precision, worried the Madrid defence.
In any case, Ancelotti was the one who got the most out of this script. Benzema, once again, scored in the 88th minute after a pass from Rodrygo, leaving the Blue and Whites with no options. In added time, Lecomte was sent off after a foul on Ceballos.
The Frenchman scored again from a direct free kick with Uruguayan defender Leandro Cabrera under the sticks as he could not replace the goalkeeper.
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