La Liga

Karim Benzema converted two penalties and missed another one as Real Madrid earned a nervy 2-1 win at Celta Vigo to put the LaLiga leaders one step closer ...

"It looks like the ref wanted a Benzema hat-trick. "The penalties were fair, no question. Celta moved the ball well, they are intense and in the first half we didn't press well.

Karim Benzema missed one penalty but scored two as Real Madrid scraped past Celta Vigo on Saturday to get back to winning ways ahead of Wednesday's crunch ...

Benzema went left, Dituro right, and Madrid held on for the win. The contest was in the balance now, with Madrid straining to reassert their advantage. But Celta were undeterred and shorty after half-time, they pulled level.

Madrid opened a 12-point gap over Sevilla and Atlético Madrid and a 15-point gap over Barcelona.

Suárez then rounded off the rout from a pass by Cunha. He has eight more league games and the remainder of the Champions League to add to his haul. The verdict is expected in weeks. The third penalty that set up Benzema’s 70th-minute winner came after a questionable foul when Ferland Mendy stumbled over the leg of Kevin Vázquez. Celta also had a goal waived off in the first half after a video review. His previous best was 32 in 2012. I think it was a foul in our favor.”

Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti will not be available at the touchline when they will take on Celta Vigo in an away game in La Liga at Estadio de Balaídos.

Real Madrid will be without the services of Eden Hazard as he is unavailable at the moment after undergoing a knife for a leg operation. Real are presently leading the La Liga standings. Ferland Mendy and Karim Benzema have recovered from their injuries and should be added to the starting line-up.

Karim Benzema scored on 19 and 69 minutes for Real Madrid against Celta Vigo in La Liga 2021-22.

Suárez then rounded off the rout from a pass by Cunha. The verdict is expected in weeks. He has eight more league games and the remainder of the Champions League to add to his haul. Benzema also equaled Alfredo Di Stéfano as Madrid’s third-highest scorer in the Spanish league with 216. I think it was a foul in our favor.” Madrid opened a 12-point gap over Sevilla and Atlético Madrid and a 15-point gap over Barcelona. But a few minutes later, Dituro couldn’t stop Benzema’s third spot-kick just inside the left post.