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Despite losing three consecutive matches against Barcelona, Real Madrid sealed a dominating victory in El Clasico. Against all odds, Real Madrid destroyed Barcelona in the second leg of Copa del Rey’s semifinal and knocked them out. Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema scored a hat-trick last night to beat Barca by a 4-0 margin. As a result, Real Madrid secured their place in the final on a 4-1 aggregate.
Match Report
As Barcelona won the first leg 1-0, they were in a better position at Camp Nou than Real Madrid. Meanwhile, Real Madrid had no other choice than to defeat Barcelona with a minimum of two goals margin. So the Los Blancos went on an all-out attack against the home side at Camp Nou.
Managers from both sides used the same 4-3-3 formation in the second leg. But the first half started with the home team dominating the most. Barcelona had some crucial chances to score in the first half but failed to find the net. On the other side, Real Madrid were more focused on the counter-attack. Vinicius, Benzema, and Rodrygo seemed very threatening whenever they got the ball. Finally, they took the lead in the very last minute of the first half as Vinicius scored from a fantastic counter-attack.
Returning from the break, Real Madrid got back their mighty form. They killed the game within the first 15 minutes of the 2nd half. In the 50th minute, Karim Benzema scored his first goal to make the scoreline 2-0. A few minutes later, Vinicius Junior earned a penalty kick for Real Madrid. However, Benzema took that spot kick and made no mistake. Moreover, the Frenchman completed his 2nd consecutive hat-trick as he found the net in the 80th minute. As a result, Real Madrid won the match by a 4-1 margin and eliminated Barcelona on a 4-1 aggregate.
The first goal changed everything – Ancelotti
Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti was very pleased to win this important game and qualify for the final. According to him, the first goal changed the game. Ancelotti said, “It was a complete performance, otherwise we wouldn’t have won 4-0 here. In the first half we struggled to get the ball out, but the first goal changed the pattern of play and in the second half we caused a lot of damage with our transitions because we found more openings. What I’m most proud of is that the boiler has warmed up again and when we’re warm, we do a pretty good job.”
