DBasia.news – A miraculous touch from Karim Benzema in the final minutes of the first half to Casemiro gave Real Madrid a 1-0 win at Espanyol on Sunday evening or Monday morning at the RCDE Stadium.
Despite being against the bottom dwellers, Los Blancos got fierce resistance before finally Benzema, who played a beautiful backheel to set up Casemiro’s only goal. This assit is similar to that given by Real Madrid legend Guti.
Towards the end of the first half, Benzema got the ball in the penalty box. Instead of making a shot, he actually did a backheel which was finally able to be greeted by Casemiro with a hard shot to shake the Espanyol goal.
Interestingly, Benzema’s backheel was done without looking. The ball also briefly passed through the legs of the Espanyol defender before arriving at the feet of the Brazilian national midfielder.
Casemiro claimed to believe Benzema will pass in that moment. But he did not expect the French attackers to backheel.
“I know the quality of the game, because of that, I ask him for the ball. “I know that somehow he will find me,” Casemiro said.
“We are used to maximizing the ability he has. I have to celebrate, because he deserves credit for the goal.”
Benzema himself chose modestly. He said he did see Casemiro running into the penalty box and the rest relied on instinct.
“I see football like that! That is a good scheme, but the most important is the goal after that,” Benzema said.
Benzema’s backheel recalls a similar action carried out by Guti Hernandez ten years ago when facing Deportivo La Coruna. Interestingly, at that time Benzema was the player who completed it into a goal.