No reversal no Real Madrid! In the early morning of April 18, the 32nd round of La Liga staged a focus battle, the leader Real Madrid came to challenge the king of the Europa League Sevilla, in the opening 25 minutes of 0-2 behind, Real Madrid finally scored three goals in a row to stage a stunning reversal, and their biggest contribution is the 34-year-old veteran Benzema, who scored the winning goal in the second minute of injury time.
Prior to this campaign, Real Madrid's advantage over Sevilla in the last 6 wins, 5 wins and 1 draw was quite obvious, and in the first leg of the season, Real Madrid reversed the narrow victory 2-1 at home, Benzema equalized the score, and Vinicius sent a quasi-kill in the 86th minute. In this campaign, Camaranga, Milito and Vázquez rotated the starting lineup. But Real Madrid conceded two goals in 4 minutes, in the 21st minute, Barca's veteran Rakitic took a direct free kick to open the record, and 4 minutes later, Corona crossed inside the penalty area, Lamela easily hit the empty goal, Real Madrid fell behind 0-2, although they counterattacked vigorously after that, but never broke the goal, this score was maintained until the end of the first half.
In the second half, Real Madrid continued to strengthen the attack, the Sevilla backline gradually weakened, in the 50th minute, Rodrigo received Carvajal's left cross from the edge of the penalty area to break the goal and recover a goal, in the 82nd minute, Carvajal again sent an assist, and the substitute Nacho broke the score to a 2-2 draw. In the second minute of injury time, Vinicius sent a wonderful cross on his heel, Benzema scored a goal, and Real Madrid completed a stunning reversal 3-2.
In this campaign, Real Madrid had 60% of the ball, scoring 3 goals on 6 of 15 shots on goal, showing a superior strength. The 34-year-old Benzema played the game, delivering a game-high 7 shots on goal, 3 shots on target and 3 successful breakthroughs, and the pass success rate reached 82, scoring the highest score of 7.7 points in the game after the game.
Since then, Benzema has scored a staggering 39 goals and 13 assists in 39 games in all competitions this season, including 25 goals and 11 assists in 28 La Liga games, breaking his la Liga single-season goal record. Since entering 2022, Benzema's form has continued to explode, scoring 19 goals and 4 assists in 16 games, especially in the last 10 games, he has scored 15 goals and delivered 4 assists, including two hat-tricks against Paris and Chelsea.
After the game, Benzema updated social media and posted a group photo of the real Madrid team's locker room celebration with the text "until the end", showing the ambition of the veteran. Real Madrid officials also gave praise to their top scorer after the game, describing Benzema as "a lion waiting for his next prey on the savannah". The next prey, obviously, is Manchester City, coached by Guardiola.
The two-legged Champions League semi-final between Real Madrid and Manchester City will take place on 27 April and 5 May respectively, with Real Madrid taking on two matches between the champions of the Premier League. As the leaders of the two major leagues, this semi-final series will undoubtedly be in the spotlight. And Real Madrid's biggest reliance is still the veteran Benzema.
In the quarter-finals of the 2019/20 Champions League, Real Madrid once met Manchester City in a narrow way, resulting in a double kill for the 13 champions league champions. Benzema once tied for Real Madrid in the second leg. Now, two years later, this piece of ginger has become more and more spicy, and his explosive state is estimated to make Manchester City and Guardiola very sad. If he can cross Manchester City and finally win the title, the 34-year-old Benzema's frantic rush towards the Ball of Gold will really be unstoppable.