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Benzema declares title race is on after Madrid make gains on Atletico

SoccerNews in La Liga 10 Feb 2021

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Karim Benzema insists “there is a long way to go” in the LaLiga title race after Real Madrid made up ground on leaders Atletico Madrid.

Benzema opened the scoring on the hour-mark and Ferland Mendy doubled the lead as Zinedine Zidane’s side claimed a 2-0 victory against Getafe on Tuesday.

Atleti were held to a 2-2 home draw by Celta Vigo on Monday as Los Blancos closed the gap to five points at the Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano, although Diego Simeone’s team still have two games in hand.

But that does not matter to Benzema, who headed in Vinicius Junior’s cross to net his 16th goal of the season in all competitions, and the France international striker believes Madrid have Atleti in their sights.

“It was a good goal, a good centre from Vini and the ball goes in. I think we are back,” Benzema told Movistar.

“It is always very difficult against Getafe. We will continue like this. There is a long way to go until the end.

“Each game is a final and we have to try to win every one. We are confident.

“There is always a lot of noise around Madrid because this is the best club in the world.”

Next up for Madrid is a meeting with Valencia on Sunday, while table-toppers Atletico travel to face Granada on Saturday.

Third-placed Barcelona, who are three points behind Madrid and eight points off the top, host Deportivo Alaves on Saturday following their Copa Del Rey semi-final first leg against Sevilla on Wednesday.

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