The two La Liga giants locked horns against each other in the Copa del Rey semis, where the Los Blancos earned a massive victory over Los Blaugranas by a score of 4-0. Credit goes to Vini Jr. for his opening goal for Madrid, and then Karim Benzema’s phenomenal hat-trick completely destroyed their opposition.
Even as the host, Barcelona were unable to use their advantage, and Real Madrid on the other hand, were determined to secure a good win against their rivals following their defeat at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu by a score of 1-0. Eventually Karim Benzema played the prime role in making sure that Real Madrid reaches the finals, and his performance in the match is a thing to remember indeed.
The Match
As mentioned Vinicius Junior scored the first goal of the match, at the addition time of the first half. In the second half, it was all Karim Benzema show, where he scored his incredible hatrick. His first goal came at the 50th minute, and the next one came through a penalty at the 58th, and the last shot came at the 80th minute which firmly hit the net.
Though Real Madrid put a phenomenal performance, but stats show that Barcelona weren’t pretty bad at their game. Despite of concerning 4 goals, ahead of Real Madrid in terms of shots played, ball possession, and passes played, which were 11:7, 53:47%, and 439:400 respectively. However, despite these things, scoring goals are the things that can help you win matches, in which Real Madrid were far ahead.
Real Madrid to lock horns against Osasuna
With La Liga giants onto the finals of the Copa Del Rey, Osasuna will be their only obstacle in their way to lift the cup. Benzema’s Real Madrid will certainly make sure that they come home being victorious, predictions have their back as well.
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