sport news Real Madrid 6-0 Real Valladolid: Karim Benzema scores hat-trick in seven minutes trends now
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Karim Benzema scored a seven minute hat-trick as Real Madrid thrashed Valladolid 6-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu.
The first half treble meant he became the first player in the club’s history to score over 20 goals in 11 seasons. Club legends Raul and Alfredo di Stefano both managed it in 10 seasons now the 35-year-old is in a league of his own.
Benzema’s goals on 29, 32 and 36 minutes mean he will take most of the plaudits but Rodrygo Goes was man of the match and Ancelotti positioning him behind Benzema in the line of three behind the striker was also a change in system from Carlo Ancelotti who will have liked what he saw.
The Italian has stuck fast to his favoured 4-3-3 this season but he will now be tempted to use this 4-2-3-1 against Barcelona on Wednesday in the Spanish Cup semi-final second leg in which Madrid trail 1-0, and against Chelsea the following week in the Champions League.
It was almost a Roque horror show start for Real Madrid with the former Swansea midfielder Roque Mesa causing mayhem. First he smacked the crossbar from the edge of the area and then his raking pass found Lucas Rosa who crossed for Monchu to shoot wide.
But on 23 minutes
