The first was from Vinicus Jr, a marginal call, and the second was from Dani Carvajal, which was clearer. But Benzema’s gesture is not just a response to the match at the Estadio Martinez Valero because in the last three games since his reappearance in LaLiga.
Benzema’s two goals have been disallowed for offside
Karim Benzema made the VAR gesture after finally scoring against Elche and checking that there was no room for doubt this time. Real Madrid are the first team to have three goals disallowed for offside by VAR in a match, two of them to Benzema. The first was from Vinicus Jr, a marginal call, and the second was from Dani Carvajal, which was clearer. But Benzema’s gesture is not just a response to the match at the Estadio Martinez Valero because in the last three games since his reappearance in LaLiga, he has had four goals disallowed by the VAR. The first against Osasuna, almost at the end of the game, was also a very close call.
The French striker has not lost his sharpness
Rodrygo put a ball in, and he didn’t miss to make it 2-1, but it wasn’t enough. Against Barcelona, he scored a great goal from the edge of the area, and, as in Elche, the striker raised his arms in celebration. In this case, he was the one who was called offside. A few seconds after scoring, the play was disallowed, and the linesman was not seen raising his flag. Benzema has had an injury that has cut his rhythm in this start, but contrary to what had been said, he has not lost his aim. He returned with four goals and has now scored six, five of them in LaLiga, which, if you add the four disallowed goals, would make nine. Benzema has had an injury that cut his momentum at the start of the season, but contrary to what he had said, he has not lost his sharpness.
He returned with four goals and has now scored six, five of them in LaLiga Santander. The season is long, and Benzema will keep trying to catch up with Robert Lewandowski at the top of the scoring charts.