There were ten minutes of goals and then another 80 of running around! That’s how you could describe Real Madrid’s last game of 2021. Karim Benzema scored two great goals early on before Athletic pulled one back with 10 minutes on the clock. At that point, few would have predicted that it was going to be the final score – but it was.The red and whites of the Basque Country went into the game full of optimism but were soon brought back down to earth when Benzema fired Los Blancos in front on four minutes.20 goals for Karim Benzema this season.It’s only December 🤯 pic.twitter.com/L9Pcu9diy7— B/R Football (@brfootball) December 22, 2021 It was a great curling shot from the edge of the area. Benzema fired in again just moments later when he found himself free in the box, beating Julen Agirrezabala. The Lions pulled a goal back as Oihan Sancet unleashed a strike from just outside the box.Carlo Ancelotti’s team was dominating the match, but Athletic always looked dangerous on the break through Inaki Williams. However, there was no more goals in the game that saw all three strikes go in in the first ten minutes.The win for the Spanish capital team saw them make it five away wins in a row in the league. Bilbao remain in mid-table, now losing three out of their last five league games.LA LIGA – ROUND 18TuesdayVillareal – Alaves 5-2 (2-1)/Moreno 18, 88, Dia 27, 76, Pino 79 – Pons 44, Joselu 65/Sevilla – Barcelona 1-1 (1-1)/Gomez 32 – Araujo 45/WednesdayGranada – Atletico Madrid 2-1 (1-1)/Machis 17, Molina 61 – Felix 2/Athletic Club – Real Madrid 1-2 (1-2)/Sancet 10 – Benzema 4, 7/
