Real Madrid beats Almeria 4-2 in Benzema hat-trick night

Real Madrid defeated Almeria 4:2 at home in a match of the 32nd round of La Liga. “Los Blancos” returned to winning ways and once again reduced their gap to leaders Barcelona to 8 points.

The Catalans have an asset of 76 points in the first place. Real are second with 68, while Almeria are in 15th position with 33.

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Karim Benzema scored a hat-trick for the hosts before the break. Rodrigo added one for the home side, while Lazaro and Lucas Robertone were on the scoresheet for Almeria.

With his hat-trick, the Ballon d’Or winner is fourth in La Liga’s all-time top scorers list, ahead of another Real legend, Hugo Sanchez, who has 234 goals. Only Telmo Sara (251 goals), Cristiano Ronaldo (311) and the leader Lionel Messi (474) are ahead of the Frenchman, who has 236 goals.