La Liga: Real Madrid return to top of table with 2-1 win over Barcelona
Football | April 11, 2021 10:00 ISTKarim Benzema and Toni Kroos scored first-half goals to give Madrid its sixth straight win in all competitions.
Karim Benzema and Toni Kroos scored first-half goals to give Madrid its sixth straight win in all competitions.
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Barcelona trails struggling league leader Atlético Madrid by one point, while Madrid is just three points adrift.
The star status of the Barcelona forward, whose contract expires this summer, has been built on numerous titles and scoring records, as well as his exploits in one of soccer's top rivalries.
The Brazilian forward netted his first double for the club on Tuesday, leading them to a 3-1 over Liverpool in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals.
Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane has tested positive for COVID-19, the Spanish club announced on their website.
Much of the focus is on Erling Haaland, the Dortmund striker who has been heavily linked with a move to City; Madrid will be without winger Eden Hazard as they travel to Liverpool.
Hazard has made just nine appearances in La Liga in another injury-plagued season with his last showing in the 2-1 win at home to Elche in March.
Madrid's slump in the Champions League coincided with the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo to Juventus, which happened after Madrid beat Liverpool in the 2018 Champions League final.
Asensio had already hit the woodwork before he opened the scoring in the 41st minute. Benzema added a second goal with a header in the 73rd.
Bale returned to Tottenham on loan in September after seven years away and has had a mixed season with form and fitness issues dominating his second spell in north London.
Kroos slipped a short pass through two defenders to leave Benzema alone to beat goalkeeper Iván Villar in the 20th.
It is the first Champions League quarterfinal lineup without either Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo since 2005. No Italian team is involved for the first time since 2016.
Madrid defeated Atalanta 3-1 on Tuesday to advance 4-1 on aggregate after two consecutive eliminations in the last-16.
The club said Monday that the Belgium playmaker has a muscle injury in his right leg, the latest of a series of problems that have kept him from playing much lately.
Karim Benzema, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo and Eden Hazard are all expected to be available for the second leg at the Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium.
Benzema’s late brace earned Madrid a 2-1 win over Elche on Saturday, cutting into Atlético’s lead at the top after it was held 0-0 at 10-man Getafe.
Elche defender Dani Calvo headed the visitors in front in the 61st minute at Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium.
Ramos is ready to return from a left knee injury that has sidelined him since mid-January, but his commitment to Real Madrid is not assured with his contract set to expire on July 1.
Benzema scored in the 87th minute after Luis Suárez's early goal for Atlético at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium.
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