European football: Gonzalo García hits hat-trick as Real Madrid thrash Betis
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Gonzalo García bagged a hat-trick to lead Real Madrid to a 5-1 victory over Real Betis at the Bernabéu on Sunday, cutting Barcelona’s La Liga lead back to four points.
The 21-year-old forward, who scored four goals at last summer’s Club World Cup, stepped up in the absence of La Liga’s top scorer, Kylian Mbappé, sidelined by a knee injury. García was left unmarked at the far post to head in Rodrygo’s precise cross for a deserved 20th-minute lead.
García doubled Real’s lead early in the second half, chesting the ball down and volleying home from Federico Valverde’s long ball, before Raúl Asencio added a header from another Rodrygo delivery.
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