Coach Zidane decided to bench Rodrygo Goes after 4 consecutive starts and shining. Zidane also let Toni Kroos rest in this match, as another intention to see Luka Modric play in the midfield. As for Eibar, the two recent wins are a source of encouragement for them to aim to repeat the 3-0 victory over Real Madrid last November.
But Real Madrid at this time were in a corner to catch the game from the start, making it ineffective for Eibar players to threaten by playing close. On the contrary, their quick approach is easily overcome by the white team thanks to their speed, individual technique or quick coordination.
Eden Hazard has begun to integrate with Real, increasingly affirming his importance and especially having a very good connection with teammate Benzema. Hazard was technically enough to escape the approaches, fast enough to bring the ball down to the bottom, stretch the opponent's defense and was the one who gave the first chance in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, Karim Benzema's close-range shot was in the same position as goalkeeper Marko Dmitrovic.
But the away team did not have to wait too long. In the 17th minute, Benzema took a risk with an offside trap, dropping the ball to Federico Valverde and then the ball reached Modric's feet, the Croatian midfielder's shot was blocked but the clearance reached Benzema's target, allowing the French striker to point the ball into an empty net.
Just 1 minute later, Hazard went into the penalty area and was blocked by the opponent, Sergio Ramos did not miss the opportunity on the 11m mark to double the gap in the 20th minute.
Real continuously attacked the home team's goal in the following minutes. In the 27th minute, Hazard initiated a counter-attack for Los Blancos by opening the ball very quickly for Lucas Vazquez to run up and was fouled by defender Eibar in the penalty area. Real was awarded a second penalty kick in the match and this time Benzema was the one responsible for bringing the third goal when the match had not passed half an hour.
With nothing left to lose after conceding 3 goals, Eibar players rose up in the remaining minutes of the first half and created some good opportunities, but the shots of Sergi Enrich and Takashi Inui were not successful.
The home team started the second half better when Real Madrid took the initiative to counter-attack. The more effective side is still the away team, thanks to the ability to change the state very quickly. In the 61st minute, the Modric - Valverde pair ended the match perfectly, when the young Uruguayan midfielder finished from outside the penalty area with Kroos's signature kick to increase the score to 4-0 for Real.
The gap was big enough for the players on the field as substitutes such as Isco alarcon, Vinicius Junior, Brahim Diaz to play quite comfortably, however, no more goals were scored. That also means Courtois has gone 540 minutes without conceding. With this victory, Real got 25 points, equal with the leader Barca
