MADRID — Karim Benzema converted two first-half penalty kicks in Real Madrid’s 4-0 win over Elche on Wednesday and became the team’s second-highest scorer in the Spanish league with 230 goals. Marco Asensio and Luka Modric also scored as Madrid won at home to get back within eight points of Barcelona in a game postponed because of the Club World …
Both Real Madrid and Atlético de Madrid have been fixtures in the very top echelon of world football for years, and as a consequence, some of the world’s finest players have played in this iconic cross-city derby. Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid’s all-time top scorer, the talismanic Portuguese captain always turned up against Atletico Madrid. He has grabbed four hattricks against …
