Real Madrid vs Atalanta: Benzema Ancam Tim Tamu

Real Madrid vs Atalanta: Benzema Ancam Tim Tamu

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Real Madrid mendapat dorongan moral menjelang pertandingan melawan Atalanta pada leg kedua babak 16 besar Liga Champions dengan keganasan Karim Benzema yang menghantui pertahanan lawan.

Penyerang andalan Los Blancos itu mencetak dua gol dalam laga terakhir Madrid ketika mengalahkan Elche 2-1.

Benzema juga mencetak gol dalam laga derby menghadapi Atletico Madrid pekan lalu yang berakhir dengan skor 1-1.

Sebelum mengalami cedera pada Februari lalu, Benzema juga mencetak dua gol dalam dua laga terakhir melawan Getafe dan Valencia.

Jika ditotal maka mantan pemain timnas Prancis itu sudah mencetak lima gol dalam empat laga terakhir.

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Benzema kemudian cedera dan absen dalam tiga pertandingan, termasuk pada leg pertama 16 besar Liga Champions ketika dijamu Atalanta.

Dua pekan lalu, El Real kehilangan banyak pemain inti ketika menjalani pertandingan tandang ke Bergamo. Kendati demikian anak asuh Zinedine Zidane bisa meraih kemenangan berkat gol tunggal Ferland Mendy pada menit ke-86.

Keberadaan Benzema berpeluang menjadi penyemangat Madrid yang tengah berjuang merebut gelar juara ke-14 di Liga Champions setelah kali terakhir berjaya pada musim 2017/2018.

Bermodal kemenangan 1-0 di kandang lawan pada leg pertama, Madrid hanya butuh hasil imbang untuk melaju ke babak selanjutnya. Sementara kekalahan dengan margin dua gol atau lebih bakal membuat Madrid tersisih.

Benzema juga merupakan top skor Madrid di ajang antarklub Eropa tersebut dengan empat gol atau sepertiga dari jumlah gol Los Merengues.

Hungaria Unggul 1-0 Atas Prancis di Babak Pertama

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Hungaria unggul 1-0 atas Prancis di babak pertama pada laga kedua Grup F Euro 2020 (Euro 2021) di Stadion Puskas Arena, Sabtu (19/6).

Kedua tim langsung menampilkan permainan keras sejak awal babak pertama. Baik Hungaria maupun Prancis beberapa kali harus membuat pelanggaran guna menghentikan serangan lawan.

Pada menit ke-14 Prancis mendapatkan shots on target pertama melalui striker Karim Benzema. Akan tetapi, tendangan Benzema dari luar kotak penalti bisa ditepis Peter Gulacsi.

Bola rebound dari tendangan Benzema langsung disambut Antoine Griezmann, namun striker Barcelona itu lebih dahulu dalam posisi offside.

Tiga menit berselang, tim asuhan Didier Deschamps kembali mendapatkan peluang gol. Umpan silang Lucas Digne pada menit ke-17 dari sisi kiri gagal dituntaskan dengan gol oleh Kylian Mbappe. Sundulan Mbappe masih menyamping di sisi kiri gawang Gulacsi.

Setelah Mbappe, giliran Benzema yang membuang peluang emas Les Bleues unggul di babak pertama. Griezmann yang turun sedikit ke belakang melepaskan umpan terobosan lambung kepada Mbappe.

Hungaria vs Prancis berjalan keras pada awal pertandingan. (Pool via REUTERS/FRANCK FIFE) Hungaria vs Prancis berjalan keras pada awal pertandingan. (Pool via REUTERS/FRANCK FIFE)

Setelah di kotak penalti Hungaria, Mbappe memberikan umpan tarik dengan tumit kepada Benzema. Akan tetapi, Benzema yang dalam posisi terbuka mencetak gol setelah hanya berhadapan dengan kiper Gulacsi tidak juga bisa mencetak gol.

Tendangan voli kaki kanan Benzema menyambut assist Mbappe masih menyamping tipis di sisi kiri gawang Gulacsi.

Mbappe menembus pertahanan Hungaria di menit ke-33 setelah melewati beberapa pemain belakang lawan. Akan tetapi, penyelesaian akhir striker Paris Saint-Germain itu masih melenceng di sisi kanan gawang Hungaria.

Alih-alih mencetak gol lebih dahulu, justru Prancis kebobolan di menit injury time. Lewat skema serangan balik, Attila Fiola membobol gawang Hugo Lloris di menit ke-45+2.

Gol itu bermula dari umpan satu-dua Fiola dengan Roland Sallai. Usai mendapatkan assist dari Sallai, Fiola menggiring bola hingga kotak penalti dan menaklukkan Lloris. Hungaria unggul 1-0 di babak pertama.

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Susunan Pemain:

Hungaria: Gulasci, Botka, Szalai, Fiola, Kleinheisler, Nagy, Nego, Orban, Sallai, Schafer, Szalai

Prancis: Lloris, Pavard, Varane, Kimpembe, Digne, Pogba, Kante, Rabiot, Griezmann, Benzema, Mbappe

France held to 1-1 draw by Hungary at Euro 2020

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — France needed a second-half equalizer from Antoine Griezmann to avoid the biggest upset of the tournament.

Hungary, playing in front of a raucous crowd yet again at the European Championship, held the World Cup champions to a 1-1 draw on Saturday.

After Kylian Mbappe and Karim Benzema wasted chances, Griezmann scored in the 66th minute to dampen the spirit of a crowd which gave Hungary unwavering support throughout the Group F match.

It was Griezmann’s 38th goal for France, moving him three behind third-place Michel Platini on the national team’s scoring list, and he did a little celebratory dance in front of the blue-shirted fans.

The 67,215-capacity Puskas Arena in Budapest is the only stadium at Euro 2020 to allow full crowds, and it produced an atmosphere to remember.

“It’s the first time with a full stadium, it’s different from what you are used to,” Griezmann said. “You can’t hear anything. We couldn’t even hear each other on the field. But it’s a great pleasure to play in front of fans again.”

Hungary’s fans went wild when Attila Fiola gave the home team the lead.

Latching onto the ball after Roland Sallai won a header down the left flank, Fiola burst into the penalty area and held off defender Raphael Varane before clipping the ball into the bottom corner.

Some flares were lit and Hungary goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi had to remove paper thrown from the stands which landed in his penalty area.

Mbappe and Benzema both wasted chances before Hungary’s goal.

“We should have been in front. It’s not good enough given what we expected, but that’s soccer," France coach Didier Deschamps said. “They scored with their only chance. Considering the context, we’ll take the point."

Given the quality of their opponents, Hungary’s draw was more like a victory and Gulacsi pumped his fists as the crowd gave the players a massive ovation.

“Today we managed to earn some glory,” Hungary coach Marco Rossi said through a translator. “Tomorrow life will go on as usual.”

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The Hungarian players lined up in front of their home fans behind one goal after the match and stood with their hands on their hearts as the crowd sang.

“The Hungarian fans are unmatched. We have unique fans," Rossi said. “That’s why we work so hard to please them."

Many of the fans waved the green-white-and-red national flag, while others were clad in black T-shirts with Magyaroszag (Hungary) written on them. Still others stood bare-chested behind one of the goals in bright afternoon sunshine.

The French team did have some of their own fans, however, about 5,700 of them, according to UEFA.

The mood became intimidating when some sections of the crowd jeered the French national anthem, La Marseillaise. But France had enough chances to quiet them down in the first half.

The unmarked Mbappe headed wide from left back Lucas Digne’s cross in the 18th. Benzema then fluffed a straightforward chance when he ran onto Mbappe’s clever flick behind and sent a shot wide near the penalty spot.

Benzema has still not scored in the competition, after failing at Euro 2008 and Euro 2012. He was left out of Euro 2016.

“As a forward, he knows what people expect from him,” Deschamps said. “But the main thing is that he stays confident and that I keep believing in him.”

Mbappe has not scored at this tournament. Both had a goal ruled out for offside in the 1-0 over against Germany on Tuesday.

The draw gives Hungary one point in the group ahead of Wednesday’s match against Germany in Munich. Two-time champion France has four points and will stay in Budapest to face defending champion Portugal.

“It’s not as if we were going to crush everyone," Deschamps said. “We still hold the cards. If we win then we’ll finish first.”

Deschamps may have an injury concern for that game.

Substitute Ousmane Dembele, who hit the post moments after coming on as second-half substitute, went off near the end of the game after appearing to hurt his knee.

“I hope it’s only a minor injury," Deschamps said. “We’ll know more in the next few days.”

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