Karim Benzema shines again in Champions League. French striker won the game from the very start of the first half.
Karim Benzema was absent in the first game
Real Madrid won the first game of the tie. Keep in mind that Karim Benzema, Eden Hazard and Sergio Ramos were absent from the line-ups in the first game. Also, the team played with a very interesting attacking line. Mendy was the author of the only goal in the game. Don’t forget that Atalanta was playing with just 10 players from a very beginning. Mendy tried one-on-one with the goalkeeper of the Atalanta, but the defender was fouled on him. In the end of the match, Ferland Mendy scored a goal and gave an important win to Los Blancos.
Sergio Ramos and Karim Benzema returned
Los Blancos win a very important game in the tie. Keep in mind that Los Blancos had a problem with the attacking line again. In this case, Eden Hazard was absent from the line-up. Belgian player was the best player in London but failed miserably in Madrid. Eden Hazard returned from injury on Thursday. He worked with the main squad and played 10 minutes against Elche. Los Merengues players felt big pain on Monday morning. Zinedine Zidane was disappointed on Tuesday morning. He said that Eden Hazard is his favorite winger but unfortunately he can’t easily recover from the injury. Real Madrid played with an interesting line-up. Experts believe that Mendy was the main player again in Zizou’s strategy. Real Madrid scored the first two goals and dominated the midfield. Keep in mind that Atalanta went ahead and scored a goal that was really impressive. After the goal from Italian club it took exactly 1 minute for the Los Blancos squad to score a third goal. Asensio took the ball and scored a very beautiful goal. Real Madrid won the game with 3-1.