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Real Madrid Player Ratings vs Athletic Bilbao: 9/10 duo Courtois, Benzema clutch; Rest get 6 or higher
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Thibaut Courtois and Karim Benzema came up clutch as Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 3-1 at the Alfredo Di Stefano Stadium on Tuesday.
Real Madrid started the game brightly, with Lucas Vazquez creating an early chance before they were handed a numerical advantage in the 13th minute when Raul Garcia was sent off for a second bookable offence. However,
Los Blancos did not seize their advantage till the stroke of half-time when a Toni Kroos special broke the deadlock and beat the inspired Unai Simon.
Zidane hails Benzema as best ever France centre-forward
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Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane hailed Karim Benzema as the best centre-forward in French history after his match-winning double against Athletic Bilbao put them joint top of La Liga on Tuesday.
Bilbao’s Ander Capa had cancelled out Toni Kroos’s thumping strike before Benzema, 32, struck twice late on, heading home a cross with 16 minutes remaining and finishing clinically in stoppage time from Luka Modric’s pass.
Afterwards, Zidane had no hesitation in declaring Benzema as France’s best ever centre-forward, putting him at the top of a list that includes Thierry Henry, Kylian Mbappe, Jean-Pierre Papin and Just Fontaine.
Benzema at the double as Real Madrid beat 10-man Bilbao - Xinhua xinhuanet.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from xinhuanet.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Barcelona fight back to reignite title bid Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona reignited their La Liga title push on Wednesday when they came back from a goal down to defeat Real Sociedad 2-1.
The win allowed Barcelona to move six points off the top of the table whereas defeat meant Sociedad lost their place as leaders to be replaced by Atletico Madrid.
However, Barca did it the hard way.
Sociedad, without a point at Barcelona in 25 years, took the lead through Willian Jose in the 26th minute.
Jordi Alba levelled four minutes later with Frenkie de Jong adding the second just before the break.
Espagne: Benzema propulse le Real vers les premières places lexpress.fr - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from lexpress.fr Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.