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Via Marca:
Carlo Ancelotti got his second stint in charge of Real Madrid off to the perfect start, as Los Blancos earned a 4-1 victory away at Alaves thanks to a dominant second half performance. Karim Benzema picked up where he left off at the end of last season, scoring twice in addition to goals from Nacho and Vinicius.
All five goals in this game came after the break, as the first half was goalless. Real Madrid attempted seven shots from outside of the box in the opening 45 minutes, with Eden Hazard,Gareth Bale and Benzema each trying their luck, but to no avail.
Just three minutes into the second half, though, the attacking trio combined for the opener. A Bale cross to an offside Benzema went well beyond the Frenchman, but that allowed the onside Lucas Vazquez to pick up the ball and restart the play, finding Hazard for a flick that Benzema volleyed home.
Within 10 minutes of that opener, Real Madrid made it a two-goal advantage as Nacho produced a volley of his own to turn a deflected Luka Modric cross past Fernando Pacheco too.
Real Madrid were absolutely cruising and Benzema added another, with Alaves‘ defence parting like the red sear for Fede Valverde to run through and then find the No.9, who scored at the second attempt.
A poor Eder Militao back pass put Thibaut Courtois in trouble and the Belgian shot-stopper had to foul John Guidetti, with Joselu scoring the resulting penalty, but Alaves didn’t offer much more than that.
