The Ballon d’Or still shines! Thanks to a hat-trick in six minutes and thirty seconds from Karim Benzema, Real Madrid crushed Valladolid 6-0 on Sunday and remains twelve points behind FC Barcelona, who won 4-0 on Saturday evening in Elche, at the end of the 27th day of the Spanish Championship. The Merengues opened the scoring with a goal from Rodrygo (22nd), then took off thanks to a hat-trick from Benzema, with a header (29th), right (32nd) then a remarkable acrobatic recovery (36th), before that Marco Asensio (73rd) and Lucas Vazquez (90th + 2) do not seal this correction. A victory that allows them to fill up with confidence before the King’s Cup semi-final return against FC Barcelona on Wednesday at Camp Nou, a crucial match for Carlo Ancelotti’s men, defeated 1-0 in the first leg and who have let the last three clasicos slip away.
Karim Benzema, a hat-trick in 7 minutes against Valladolid
