Benzema scores hat trick, Real Madrid trash Valladolid 6-0

Real Madrid destroyed Valladolid 6-0 at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid.

Karim Benzema scored 1^st half hat trick before being substituted in the 65^th minute from Eden Hazard. The former French national striker notched his 3 goals within 7 minutes at the end of the first half.

Karim Benzema is the FIRST player to score 20 or more goals in 11 different seasons for Real Madrid. @pedritonumeros #rmalive 💫 pic.twitter.com/2lZOBPih1C

— Madrid Zone (@theMadridZone) April 2, 2023

Benzema scored the 1^st goal in 29 minutes and his second only 3 minutes later. Vinicius Junior assisted both of these goals. His hat trick was ready in the 36^th minute after an assist from Rodrygo, who scored the 1^st goal in the match in the 22^nd minute as a pass from Asensio.

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Asensio made it 5-0 in the 73^rd minute after an assist from Rodrygo. The last goal was scored by Lucas Vazquez after an assist from Eden Hazard in extra time.

🏁 FP: @realmadrid 6-0 @realvalladolid
⚽ @RodrygoGoes 22′, @Benzema 29′, 32′, 36′, @marcoasensio10 72′, @Lucasvazquez91 90+1′.#RealMadridRealValladolid | #Emirates pic.twitter.com/wyCG7LTO1X

— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) April 2, 2023

After this victory, Real Madrid is in 2^nd place in La Liga with 59 points – 12 points behind the leader Barcelona. Both teams played the same number of matches – 27.

The next game of Real will be against Barcelona at Camp Nou in the Copa del Rey second leg on Wednesday. Barca won the 1^st leg in Madrid with 1-0.