Saturday, March 4, 2017

Benzema's brace leads Madrid to win without Ronaldo, Bale (The Associated Press)

Real Madrid's Karim Benzema controls the ball during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Eibar, at Ipurua stadium, in Eibar, northern Spain, Saturday, March 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

Karim Benzema broke his scoring drought just in time for Real Madrid, snatching two goals in its 4-1 win at Eibar in the Spanish league on Saturday. Benzema's first league goals in nine rounds came with Cristiano Ronaldo out because of an unspecified physical problem and Gareth Bale serving the first of a two-game suspension. The French striker played a huge role in ending Madrid's run of three poor performances that had let Barcelona tighten the title race.


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