Sunday, 15 May 2022
Real Madrid Rages against Levante 6-0, Benzema Chases Raul Gonzalez Record
By db-admin
DBasia.news – Real Madrid bounced back after previously being beaten by Athletico Madrid, they won a landslide victory against Levante, playing at home, Los Blancos managed to win with a score of 6-0.
Vinicius Junior (45′, 68′, 83′), Ferland Mendy (13′), Karim Benzema (19′) and Rodrygo (34′) scored half a dozen Madrid goals.
The victory confirmed Madrid as the best team in Spain at this time. There is a 12-point gap that spans the second place, Barcelona.
The duel also felt special for Karim Benzema. Because, with the addition of one goal, Benzema now equals Raul Gonzalez’s goalscoring record (323 goals). Benzema only lost to Cristiano Ronaldo who scored 450 goals while defending El Real.
Luka Modric also made a special note. For the first time the Croatian midfielder scored a hat-trick of assists for Madrid (434 games). The last Madrid player to do so was James Rodriguez in a game against Rayo Vallecano at the Santiago Bernabeu in 2015.
In addition, Vinicius also recorded his first hat-trick for Madrid after 168 games. The striker’s appearance this season also deserves a thumbs up.
Meanwhile, Levante incised a bitter note. This is the fifth time Levante has been relegated. Unfortunately, four of these have occurred in this century and have made Levante the most relegated team this century, level with Real Valladolid.