Eibar: Real Madrid defeated Eibar 3-1 in La Liga here on Monday. This was Real Madrid's fifth straight win in all competitions. After this victory, the Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane hailed Karim Benzema saying that the "match-winner" is on a "different level"
The manager said that Zidane's contribution to games is not just limited to scoring goals. A website quoted him saying, "Benzema is a match-winner because what he's doing is on a different level, not just because of the goals. I always repeat myself saying the same thing about Karim." He further added, "It's not only his goals, he's a focal point in our game, he's very important for us and when he scores, he scores it's even better, obviously, but he's very important for our team."
Talking about the match, Benzema netted the opening goal of the match, putting Real Madrid ahead in just the sixth minute. Luka Modric added another goal to Real Madrid's tally in the 13th minute. Eibar's only goal came in the 28th minute with the help of Kike's strike. Real Madrid managed to restore their two-goal lead in the 90+2nd after Lucas Vazquez found the net.
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