📈 First half hat-trick sees Karim Benzema climb LaLiga's scoring charts

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Emily Wilson·29 April 2023

📈 First half hat-trick sees Karim Benzema climb LaLiga's scoring charts

Real Madrid were missing their go-to attacker in their stunning loss to Girona but the return of Karim Benzema has them firing on Saturday.

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Los Blancos face Almería at the Santiago Bernabéu and after not finding the net in his last three games, the Frenchman scored twice in roughly 15 minutes.

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Two brilliant assists by Vinícius Júnior and Rodrygo helped Benzema register an early brace before he added a third from the penalty spot.

It takes his all-time LaLiga tally to 236 and 17 this season.

8 - @Benzema 🇫🇷 has scored three hat-tricks in his last eight games with @realmadriden in all competitions, same as in their previous 120 appearances with Los Blancos. Steamroller.
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It means he is now the fourth-highest goal scorer in LaLiga history only behind Telmo Zarra (252), Cristiano Ronaldo (311) and Lionel Messi (474).

The brace also puts the Madrid man only one behind Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski for this season’s Pichichi.