The providential man has struck again for Real Madrid.
Embarking on a tricky trip against Athletic Bilbao this Sunday, the merengue club still relied on its captain Karim Benzema, who scored the first goal of the game and again played a decisive role, to win (0 -2).
This is the ninth goal of the Ballon d'Or season in La Liga, in just ten games played, his fourth in the last three meetings.
[đź“ş VIDEO - GOAL] #LaLiga
🔥🔥🔥 NUEVEEEEEE THE FLY!!!!
đź’Ş Benzema opens the scoring with a wonderful back-to-goal recovery that leaves the Bilbao goalkeeper motionless! https://t.co/Q6z1bhMcdo
— beIN SPORTS (@beinsports_FR) January 22, 2023
To give victory to his people, the Frenchman has entered one of the jewels of which he has the secret.
Inheriting the ball from ten meters, after a header back from Marco Asensio, the n°9 fired a volley from the clear left, in a position that was however complicated (1-0, 24th), to deceive Unai Simon.
Before that, the people of Madrid had however suffered, undergoing repeated assaults from the Basques, until they managed to set the sights.
Real then got scared and was very happy to see Inaki Williams being denied a goal for an offside position (77th).
But the reigning Spanish champion ended up weighing down at the very end of the match, thanks to Toni Kroos, who victoriously took over a center from Federico Valverde (2-0, 90th).
With this victory, the Merengues (41 points) pick up three units from Barça (44 points), current leader, with the same number of games played.