Real Madrid beat struggling Alaves to return to Winning ways in the 2020/21 Spanish La Liga. Karim Benzema scored two as Madrid recovered from their shock Spanish Cup exit by beating the struggling side.
Karim Benzema scores two as Real Madrid Return to Winning Ways
Real Madrid suffered a shocking exit from 2020/21 Copa del Rey by third-division Alcoyano within the week. Madrid took the lead through Casemiro’s header.
Karim Benzema thumped in his first then former Chelsea forward Eden Hazard stroked in a third for the visitors. Joselu pulled one back with a header but Benzema made it 4-1 with a curled finish to seal his side’s victory.
The winning have moved closer to league leaders Atletico Madrid who still have two games at hand. Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane was not on the sidelines for this game after testing positive for coronavirus. The was oversee by his assistant.
Madrid seems ready to go into the Champions League battle which resumes next month February.