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Benzema saves Real blushes

Frenchman’s late winner gives manager Zidane 2nd win successive win on return

Updated: April 1st, 2019, 20:07 IST
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Karim Benzema celebrates after scoring the 89th minute winner for Real Madrid while Gareth Bale (back) joins in against Huesca at Santiago Bernabeu, Monday

Karim Benzema celebrates after scoring the 89th minute winner for Real Madrid while Gareth Bale (back) joins in against Huesca at Santiago Bernabeu, Monday

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Madrid: Karim Benzema stopped Real Madrid’s underwhelming La Liga season going from bad to worse Sunday after firing a last-minute winner to hand the European champions a barely-deserved 3-2 winner over bottom club Huesca.

Humbled by Ajax in the Champions League and dumped out of the Copa Del Rey by deadly rivals Barcelona, third-placed Real showed little signs of improvement in Zinedine Zidane’s second game in charge but Benzema, subject to rumours he may leave Madrid in the summer for Manchester United, struck with a fine curling finish the to snatch the three points at a sparsely populated Santiago Bernabeu.

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Real move to within two points of second-placed Atletico Madrid, who hammered Champions League hopefuls Alaves 4-0 Saturday in a match that saw Diego Costa score for the first time since November.

However, Real still lag 12 points behind leaders Barcelona, who are 10 clear of Atletico.

Zidane’s son Luca was given his second ever start between the sticks for Real but got off to the worst possible start, picking the ball out of his own net within three minutes after Cucho Hernandez lashed home Ezequiel Avila low cross.

Isco levelled the scores in the 25th minute when he tapped home a Brahim Diaz cross after Benzema’s low shot was well saved, but it was the away side – playing their first ever La Liga game at the Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu stadium – who went closer going into the break ahead.

Zidane junior had to be alert to stop Damian Musto from glancing home a header nine minutes before the break, while Avila punched the ground in frustration in first half stoppage time after flashing a power shot over from the edge of the box.

Real continued to disappoint in the second half but took the lead just after the hour mark thanks to Dani Ceballos, who bundled home the second after Gareth Bale’s beautiful cross was headed back across goal by Benzema.

However, the Frenchman was on hand to break Huesca hearts with his 14th league goal of the season, which gives Zidane two wins from his first two matches back in charge.

Earlier Valencia maintained their hopes of a place in next season’s Champions League after Daniel Parejo’s penalty on the stroke of half-time gave them a vital 1-0 victory at Sevilla.

Parejo’s spot-kick, which came after Ever Banega brought down Jose Gaya, extended Valencia’s unbeaten run to nine matches and moves them up to sixth, level on 43 points with Sevilla and just three back from the final Champions League spot.

That place is occupied by Getafe, who fell 0-2 at home to mid-table Leganes Saturday and have to play the league’s top three and Sevilla in their final nine games.

Despite a slightly simpler league fixture list Marcelino’s Valencia however have an all-Spanish Europa League quarterfinal tie with Villarreal to contend with, as well as the Copa Del Rey final against Barcelona between now and the end of the season.

 

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