Although the performance was not so strong, the two arch-rivals got a comfortable victory on the same night. After Barcelona's 1-0 win at home against Getafe in La Liga on Sunday, Real Madrid bounced back with a 2-0 win away to Bilbao.
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In the 24th minute, French forward Karim Benzema put Real forward with a left-footed volley. German midfielder Toni Kroos doubled the lead with another spectacular goal in the 90th minute. On the other hand, Spanish midfielder Pedri won Barcelona with the only goal against Getafe. In this victory, Barca has retained the top spot with 44 points in 17 matches. Real is second with 41 points in the match.
Putting all other equations aside, last night was just Benzema's personal best. With his 228th goal in La Liga, the 35-year-old French star surpassed Alfredo Di Stefano (227) to reach another club legend, Raul Gonzalez (228). Only Cristiano Ronaldo (311) has scored more La Liga goals for Real Madrid than Benzema.
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