Karim Benzema was a hero and crushed Real Madrid 4-0 in Barcelona on Wednesday night, in the “El Clasico”, to ensure qualification for the King’s Cup final in Spain.
on the night when Camp Nou cried out for Lionel Messi in the 10th minutewho actually appeared was Karim Benzema, who was in the four goals of the visitors and scored three (and a half?), This is because he was in the final touch 1-0, officially attributed to Vinicius Junior.
And so, with an assist, followed by goals, the Frenchman and the company destroyed the team of Xavi Hernández, who entered the match with a 1-0 lead in the capital, in the first leg.
The first goal of the match, which equalized the tie, came in the first three minutes of stoppage time in the first half, and after Thibaut Courtois denied Barcelona’s best chance yet, Robert Lewandowski. In response, Real Madrid left quickly, assisted by Benzema Vinicius and the Brazilian shot, as the ball was deflected by Conde in an attempt to cut in and enter. Benzema wanted to remove any doubt and finally touched the ball, but Vinicius got the goal.
The beginning of the second half was devastating for Barcelona. In the 50th minute, Luka Modric broke through from the right to the center and set up Benzema for an expected shot that gave Real 2-0 and the advantage in the equalizer to Carlo Ancelotti’s team.
Barcelona tried to draw a reaction and made a dangerous shot from Ronald Araujo. However, it was Real who scored again, through Benzema, from the penalty spot, after an obvious (and reckless) foul by Casey on Vinicius, in the 58th minute.
Real was closer to the goal, and after the first threat from Asensio – a great save from Ter Stegen – Benzema came again, with the fourth and final goal in the 81st minute, from a pass from Vinicius.
Defeat in a warm match, with 12 yellow cards and even the need for the loudspeaker in the stadium to leave an appeal to the fans, after throwing some things towards the Real Madrid players after the fourth goal.
In an unprecedented final, Real Madrid will face Osasuna on May 6, to decide who will succeed Betis in winning the title.
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