Real Madrid took advantage of the momentum from winning the Club World Cup to return to winning in the Spanish league as well when tonight (Wednesday) the Blancos defeated table-topping Elche 0:4, in a match that completed the 21st round, at the end of which the champion narrowed the gap to Barcelona to eight points.
Benzema with the Club World Cup, photo: Getty Images
Carlo Ancelotti's side looked much better in attack, with only a superb performance from goalkeeper Edgar Badia preventing a more painful defeat for Alche.
Karim Benzema, who before the opening whistle presented the Club World Cup to the fans in the home stadium, scored a pair of penalties and recorded another tremendous personal milestone: the French striker overtook Raul in the club's all-time scorers' table in the league, with 228 goals.
Marco Asensio made up for missing the penalty that cost him in the loss to Mallorca, with a goal in a wonderful individual operation that settled the early lead for the Blancos.
Luka Modric, who came on as a substitute, sealed the celebration with a great finish to the connections in the 80th minute.
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Coming back to himself, photo: Reuters
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