Karim Benzema struck a hat-trick within seven minutes on Sunday as Real Madrid demolished Valladolid 6-0 to cut Barcelona’s lead at the top to 12.
A stunning strike from Rodrygo opened scoring for Madrid as he latched on to a precise through ball from Marco Asensio before unleashing an unstoppable shot into the bottom left corner from the edge of the area.
Benzema made it 2-0 on 29 minutes after Vinicius Junior put the ball on a plate for him, who had an easy finish with a header into an empty net.
Three minutes later, Benzema tried his luck from the edge of the box and scored with an accurate shot inside the right post, with Vinicius Junior providing the assist.
