In the early morning of April 16, Beijing time, in the 29th round of La Liga, Real Madrid beat Cádiz 2-0 away, 10 points behind Barca, who played one game less. Nacho scored his first goal of the season against his brother, Asensio scored his 10th goal of the season, Benzema hit the post twice and Rodrigo missed consecutive good chances.
Match highlights
Two Spain internationals, Nacho and Asensio, scored back-to-back. Nacho scored his first goal of the season against his brother Alex Fernandez (Cadiz midfielder) and the second long-range goal of his La Liga career, last taking a direct free-kick against Sevilla in 2017. Asensio scored his 10th goal of the season, making him the fifth player in Real Madrid to score a double-double goal.
Wonderful review
In the league away to Cadiz, Real Madrid won 14 games, 8 wins, drew 3 and lost 3, with a goal difference of 23 to 9. Carlo Ancelotti rotated six, with only Militão in the defensive line, Venicius in rotation, and Lucas Vazquez, Ceballos and Joan Armeni in rotation. In the 5th minute, Benzema's inside shot from the left wing was blocked.
On 10 minutes, Lucas Vázquez knocked back and Valverde's long-range shot deflected.
In the 12th minute, Sofrino crossed diagonally and Espino's diagonal shot from the left side of the penalty area hit the post.
On 16 minutes, Joan Armeni's cross was cleared and Asensio's shot was blocked by goalkeeper Hill.
On 18 minutes, Benzema matched with Asensio's successive passes, and Benzema's shot was blocked by Hill.
In the 34th minute, Rodrigo broke through from the left flank and burst into the box, Ceballos' shot was saved by Hill and Benzema's shot hit the crossbar.
In the 40th minute, Rodrigo burst into the box and his one-handed shot was blocked by goalkeeper Hill.
In the 50th minute, Militão took a long pass and Rodrigo's one-handed shot was blocked by Hill.
In the 57th minute, Asensio crossed diagonally, Valverde burst into the box and Rodrigo pushed the empty goal wide.
One minute later, Asensio took a corner kick and Benzema shot from a small angle deflected wide.
In the 63rd minute, Benzema volleyed from the left side of the penalty area into the near post.
In the 72nd minute, Joan Armeni crossed and Nacho shot into the bottom corner of the goal before the arc, 1-0.
In the 76th minute, Benzema broke through the middle and Asensio fired a low shot into the far corner from the right side of the penalty area, 2-0.
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Line-up
Cadiz (4-3-3): Hill; Parra (55' Merre), Luis Hernández, Farly Jiménez, Espino; Bangunda, Feder-San Emmetrio (70' Alex Fernandez), Ruben Alcaraz, Sobrino (70' Alejo); Sergi Guardiola (70' Rohel Marty), Christopher Ramos (78' Negredo)
Real Madrid (4-3-3): Courtois; Lucas Vázquez (67' Camavinga), Militão, Rudiger, Nacho; Valverde (80' Modric), Joan Armeni, Ceballos; Asensio, Benzema, Rodrigo (80' Hazard)