On Sunday, five matches of the 33rd round of the Spanish "La Liga" championship were played.
Madrid's "Real" welcomed Bilbao's "Athletic" players at home. Ending the season trophyless, the "white" team delighted their fans with a 3-0 victory.
In the first half, the "white" team struggled against the Basque defense and did not create any dangerous situations, but the scenery changed in the second half, where the main hero became Karim Benzema, who scored the last eight goals for the "Real" team.
In the 47th minute, K. Benzema put the hosts ahead, and in the 76th minute, he also increased the lead with a header. In the last minutes of the match, the Basque team's goalkeeper made a mistake, and K. Benzema struck from about 30 meters into the empty goal and finished the match with a "hat-trick."
"Real" lags behind second-placed Madrid "Atletico" by four points.
In other matches, where possibly one of the teams finishing in fourth place fought, Madrid's "Getafe" also defeated "Sevilla" by a score of 3-0.
Jaime Mata and Jorge Molina scored goals for "Getafe." Andalusians played in the tenth from the second half.
"Getafe" returned to fourth place after the victory, while "Sevilla" acquired a two-point deficit.
Other matches ended in a draw between "Levante" and "Espanyol," and "Villarreal" achieved another important victory in the fight for survival.
In the last match of the evening, Goncalo Guedes' double determined Valencia's victory against Real Betis. The "Bats" rose to fifth place.
Results:
"Real Madrid" 3 - 0 "Athletic" 47' [1 - 0] K. Benzema 76' [2 - 0] K. Benzema 90' [3 - 0] K. Benzema
"Getafe" 3 - 0 "Sevilla" 35' [1 - 0] J. Mata (penalty kick) 45+4' [2 - 0] J. Molina 53' [3 - 0] J. Molina 45+3' S. Escudero (Sevilla) sent off from the field
"Levante" 2 - 2 "Espanyol" 16' [0 - 1] B. Iglesias 62' [1 - 1] R. Vezo 65' [1 - 2] M. Roca 72' [2 - 2] R. Rochina 74' R. Rochina (Levante) sent off from the field
"Villarreal" 2 - 1 "Leganes" 64' [1 - 0] C. Bacca 80' [2 - 0] K. Ekambi 87' [2 - 1] N. El Zhar (penalty kick)
"Real Betis" 1 - 2 "Valencia" 45' [0 - 1] G. Guedes 49' [0 - 2] G. Guedes 78' [1 - 2] G. Lo Celso (penalty kick)
League Table:
