La Liga - Real Madrid 3-2 Huesca - Match Report
Benzema rescues Los Blancos to spare Zidanes blushes against bottom of the table Huesca
Karim Benzema scored in the 89th minute to earn Real Madrid a dramatic 3-2 win at home to La Liga's bottom side Huesca in Zinedine Zidane's second match since his return.
With Luka Modric, Toni Kroos, Raphael Varane, Marco Asensio, Vinicius Junior and Dani Carvajal all out, Luca Zidane started in goal and Brahim Diaz made his full league debut for Madrid.
Huesca took an early lead against the understrength side named by the senior Zidane, with Cucho Hernandez beating the coach's son, but Isco equalised before half-time.
Dani Ceballos put Madrid in front before captain Xabier Etxeita headed in the equaliser for Huesca, but a shock was averted as Benzema produced an excellent late strike to give Zinedine Zidane two wins from two.
Goals/Highlights
Goal! What a strike from Karim Benzema! A curling shot nestles into the corner! Harsh on Huesca, but Los Blacos look like to be taking all three points!
Goal! Huesca pull level! Xabier Etxeita glances a header past Zidane in goal!
Goal! Dani Ceballos fires Los Blancos into the lead!
Goal! Real find parity! Isco taps in at the near post!
Chance! Karim Benzema flashes a shot wide, how does he miss that?!
Goal! Against the odds, Huesca score first! Teenanger Cucho Hernández smashes the ball into the net!
Live Updates
Preamble
Now for Huesca! Keep an eye out for Ezequiel Ávila the Argentine striker has six goals this season, and is the most likely candidate to score if Huesca is to pull off a shock upset!
ALINEACIÓN 👥 | Estos son los 11 jugadores que Francisco Rodríguez ha elegido hoy para el #RealMadridHuesca 👇
¡#VamosHuesca! pic.twitter.com/DzzY5YRpBC — SD Huesca (@SDHuesca) March 31, 2019
Parp the team news klaxon! First up Real Madrid! Zidane has handed his son a start in goal, which is quite nice! Elsewhere and Brahim Díaz gets the nod in attack! Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema joins the former Manchester City man upfront!
📝 Your starting XI for tonight's match, madridistas! VAMOS! #RMLiga pic.twitter.com/4W9K0t0Xme — Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) March 31, 2019
Don't worry! Huesca have arrived, and are having a wander around the pitch before game time!
¡Subid con nosotros las escaleras del túnel de vestuarios! Esto es el Bernabéu... y ya estamos aquí 🙋♂️#RealMadridHuesca pic.twitter.com/lkSBLZrsB0 — SD Huesca (@SDHuesca) March 31, 2019
Real Madrid has arrived! Surely this must be an easy home win... right?
🏟👋 The lads have arrived! #RMLiga pic.twitter.com/fmSsF1e6zE — Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) March 31, 2019
Huesca might be bottom of the league, but they will cause Los Blancos problems tonight, according to Zidane!
🙌 IT'S MATCHDAY! 🙌
🆚 @SDHuesca
🏟 Santiago Bernabéu
⏰ 20:45 CEST
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#⃣ #RMLiga pic.twitter.com/CcmEWeO8aQ — Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) March 31, 2019
It's a landmark day of Zinedine Zidane at he takes charge of his 50th home game for Los Blancos!
👌👔🏟 Zidane will take of his 50th #RMLiga match at the Bernabéu tonight!
📺 MORE: https://t.co/U2ldRJMh5d pic.twitter.com/hqNNq5Cqci — Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) March 31, 2019
Good evening! Welcome to the Live Updates of Real Madrid Vs Huesca! Can the good times continue for Los Blancos under returning Zinedine Zidane? The omens point to a big win at home against the bottom of league side. Although Los Blancos are without a host of big names from the match-day squad. Anyway, join me for all the pre-match chat, team news and goals as they go in from the game!
