At 4:00 a.m. Beijing time on March 15, the 28th round of La Liga ushered in a focus battle: the leader Real Madrid away to the weak team Mallorca.
Real Madrid started 433, Benzema, Vinicius and Rodrigo formed a forward trident, midfielders Kroos, Casemiro and F. Valverde, four defenders F. Mendy, Alaba, Nacho, Vazquez, and goalkeeper Courtois. The total value of the starting eleven is 500 million euros.
Mallorca started 442, Rodriguez and Muric double forwards, and Japanese rising star Kubo Kenei, who was loaned from Real Madrid to Play mallorca, started against the old host. The total value of the starting eleven is only 38.5 million euros.
In the 7th minute, Vinicius went straight in and Benzema inserted a shot into the box that was blocked by Rico with his body.
In the 11th minute, Mallorca's attack, Oliven's long pass over the top, Muric volleyed and rubbed the upright out of the bottom line.
In the 17th minute, Valverde brought down Kenei Kubo, who broke through with the ball, and received a yellow card. Mallorca's forward set-piece, Antonio Sanchez crossed and Kubo Kenei fired a low shot from outside the penalty area that was deflected wide.
In the 36th minute, Mallorca sent a top cross from the front, Rodriguez scrambled inside the penalty area, Nacho fell to the ground not far away, and Mafio followed up with a shot that was deflected out of the goal.
Judging from the situation in the first half, the two sides have attacked and defended each other, and Real Madrid do not have too obvious advantages.
In the 55th minute, Mallorca player Idrissu made a mistake at the back, Benzema took the ball to the left, Vinicius took the ball into the box and faced the goalkeeper's low shot, the ball was scored! Real Madrid lead Mallorca 1-0.
In the 60th minute, Mallorca scored a well-placed free kick in front of him, and Rodriguez shot straight at goal and hit it high.
In the 70th minute, Rodrigo scrambled for injury and could not hold on, and Asensio replaced him.
In the 75th minute, Real Madrid counterattacked quickly, Benzema dribbled into the box and crossed, Vinicius was pushed down by a defender in the box, and the referee awarded a penalty. Benzema took the lead and Real Madrid extended the score to 2:0.
In the 82nd minute, Real Madrid's tactical corner kick was released, Marcelo crossed the penalty area diagonally, and Benzema's header was successful, locking the score at 3:0.
Sevilla was forced to draw 1-1 by Vallecano in this round, and after Real Madrid beat Mallorca 3-0 away, it continued to lead with 66 points in 28 games, and the lead over the second seat Sevilla has expanded to 10 points. With rivals' record instability, the suspense of Real Madrid winning the league title has become smaller and smaller, which also means that Ancelotti's hopes of winning the La Liga title for the first time as manager are growing.
Benzema, who scored 3 goals in 2 shots and 1 pass in this game, has scored 22 goals in La Liga this season, with 11 assists, and the number of goals scored is the first of the five major leagues. Meanwhile, Benzema has scored 413 goals in his career, surpassing 411 goals, making him the top scorer in French history.