On Sunday, the people of Madrid won 3-2, while losing 0-2 on the half hour mark. They are still a little closer to the La Liga title with 15 points ahead of their pursuers.
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Karim Benzema was once once more decisive on Sunday for Real Madrid.
A title goal? Led 2-0 following half an hour of play, Real overthrew Sevilla FC 3-2 thanks to a goal from Karim Benzema in added time of the clash of the 32nd day of La Liga, and took a fifteen-point lead. top of the league.
Another epic turnaround for Real Madrid. After Paris and Chelsea in the Champions League, Sevilla also paid the price for the incredible resilience of the “White House” and their inevitable French center-forward Karim Benzema, author of the winning goal in the 90th + 2 minute.
After a very inspired three-way game with Vinicius and Rodrygo, Benzema placed his ball from the right to snatch the three points.
With 39 goals in 39 matches in all competitions this season, “KB9” almost offered the title of Spanish champion to Real, and took another step towards the Ballon d’Or, the individual reward that eluded him in December but who might fall into his pocket this summer.
Rodrygo strikes once more
Previously, the Andalusians had taken a two-goal lead in the first half hour of play thanks to a sublime direct free kick from Ivan Rakitic (21st) and a goal from Erik Lamela (25th), but the merengue club, still also mentally strong, found the resources to come back to the score thanks to Rodrygo (50th) and Nacho (83rd).
The young Brazilian has already distinguished himself in the week once morest Chelsea, in the quarter-final second leg of the Champions League, by scoring the 3-1 goal to push the match into extra time. He scored his first La Liga goal there for eleven months (May 13, 2021 in Granada).
On the Seville side, Julen Lopetegui’s men can harbor regrets: the only La Liga team still undefeated at home before Sunday almost scored the perfect shot, before declining in the second period, collapsing under the white waves.
Despite the victory, Ancelotti will have to oil the defensive mechanisms before the Champions League semi-final first leg once morest Manchester City, in ten days … and Julen Lopetegui will have to find a way to compensate for the probable absence of Anthony Martial, released on injury (40th) following a strong tackle from Eduardo Camavinga.
Carrasco voit double
Earlier on Sunday, Yannick Carrasco carried Atlético Madrid once morest Espanyol Barcelona 2-1 at the Metropolitano.
Four days following their elimination in Wednesday’s Champions League quarter-final once morest Manchester City, the Colchoneros took the lead thanks to a goal from the Belgian, well served in space by Matheus Cunha, six minutes following entering the game ( 52nd).
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Yannick Carrasco, double scorer on Sunday for Atlético Madrid.
They were then joined on a direct free kick hit hard by Raul de Tomas, who took advantage of a small error from Jan Oblak (74th), following a handball from Geoffrey Kondogbia which led to his expulsion.
A contentious whistle, a quarter of the way through, which almost changed the fate of the game. But at the very end of the match (90th + 8), following consulting the video, the referee validated a penalty in favor of Atlético for a handball from Raul de Tomas in the area, and it was Carrasco who is responsible for converting him (90th + 10), scoring a double which sealed the victory of his team.
Thanks to this success of a breath, the Colchoneros take a step closer to the top four synonymous with qualifying places for the next edition of the Champions League. After the 0-0 draw between Betis Sevilla (fifth, 57 pts) and Real Sociedad (sixth, 55 pts) on Friday at the opening, Diego Simeone’s men are getting closer to the C1 they left on Wednesday.
Earlier this Sunday, Levante, the bottom of La Liga on equal points with Alavés (25), corrected Granada 4-1 in a game marked by the expulsion of Andalusian German Sanchez in the 54th and a final goal from veteran Roberto Soldado, 36, registered once more at the end of the suspense (90th + 5).
