Benzema downs Celta seeing as Real Madrid close in on Atletico
Karim Benzema scored doubly Real Madrid hung on for a good 3-1 triumph over Celta Vigo on Saturday, cutting down the gap to three items behind La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid.
Benzema continued his scintillating form at Balaidos by which makes it 10 goals found in 10 games, in the same week Zinedine Zidane admitted a good Madrid return could be "possible" for Cristiano Ronaldo come early july.
Celta pulled one back through Santi Mina and made Madrid uncomfortable in the second 1 / 2, with Iago Aspas's free-kick hitting the post, limited to Benzema to tee up Marco Asensio for a good third in injury-time.
The result increases the pressure on Atletico ahead of their game at hand in the home to Alaves on Sunday while Madrid climb to second, at least until third-placed Barcelona play Real Sociedad, also on Sunday.
Talk of Ronaldo coming back to Madrid may make light of Benzema's excellent showings in latest weeks, along with his five goals in Madrid's last three little league games earning a crucial draw away in Atletico, victory above Elche and today a win away in Celta.
The Frenchman's form is apparently Madrid's best potential for catching Atleti, who still have the advantage regarding points but look increasingly susceptible to the momentum of their nearest rivals.
Benzema had two early possibilities, the primary after Vinicius Junior skipped around Celta goalkeeper Ivan Villar and the next when the ball spilled loose found in the region, but both photos were blocked.
His two goals both owed too much to Toni Kroos, who glided past three Celta shirts on the advantage of the region in the 20th minute before feeding Benzema, who swivelled and shot crisply in to the far corner.
Kroos' incision create the primary and his persistence created the next 10 minutes later, due to he robbed Renato Tapia and Benzema profited by curling found in along with his left foot.
Celta grew more robust towards the finish of the fifty percent, Mina flicking extensive and heading in after appearing remaining completely unmarked from a free-kick, conceded by Kroos.
Madrid shed some control on the second 50 % and needed Thibaut Courtois to save lots of an Aspas header, even if Vinicius and Benzema might have extended the benefit on the counter-attack.
Aspas' free-kick late on might have flown in had the ball not grazed Casemiro's fringe on its way onto the post but Madrid breathed a good sigh of alleviation and then celebrated, Asensio tapping found in Benzema's cross in injury-time.
