A header in the 29th minute, a shot from the right (32nd) then a returned scissor (36th)… Karim Benzema feasted on Sunday by scoring a hat-trick in less than seven minutes against Valladolid, cut (6-0) by the Real Madrid, during the 27th day of La Liga. “You have to highlight his match, let go of his coach Carlo Ancelotti. He showed excellent physical condition, which shows that the work he put in during the international window is paying off. »
With these three achievements against the 16th in the Spanish championship, the Frenchman takes second place in the scorers’ rankings, with 14 pawns, three lengths behind Robert Lewandowski. The Polish striker from FC Barcelona had scored twice on Saturday in Elche (0-4).
See you Wednesday at the Camp Nou
“Now we only have one thought: to win against Barça on Wednesday,” Ancelotti said after his team’s victory.
The 127th clasico of the season will take place on Wednesday in Catalonia, during the Copa del Rey semi-final second leg. In the first leg, Xavi’s players won at the Santiago-Bernabeu stadium (0-1).