It was the first match for Real Madrid of 2026, and what a match it was. Real Madrid’s home, Estadio Bernabeu, was all set to host Real Madrid vs Real Betis. It was the days for the La Fabrica boys, and each goal was scored by an academy product of Real Madrid as they won 5-1. Gonzalo Garcia scored a hat-trick as Raul Asencio and Fran Garcia were the other goal scorers for Real Madrid in the match.
Gonzalo Garcia got his long-awaited start for Real Madrid and was replacing Kylian Mbappe, who scored 50% of Real Madrid’s goals in La Liga this season, and surely Real Madrid could have asked more from the young boy. This was surely a kind of team performance that Real Madrid wanted, and they finally did it. Now, the question is does Real Madrid play as a team without Mbappe?
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Real Madrid vs Real Betis: Gonzalo Garcia scores a hat-trick as it was the day for the La Fabrica boys
The first 25 minutes of the match were just the vintage Vinicius Jr. performance. He was playing with the right back of Real Betis. Through a set piece, Real Madrid scored their first goal in the match. Rodrygo set it up for Gonzalo Garcia, and he scored with a header. In the last ten minutes of the first half, Real Madrid got a bit relaxed, and this was surely a negative point in the match for Real Madrid. This is now happening many times under Xabi Alonso for Real Madrid.
Real Madrid scored two quick goals in the first ten minutes of the second half. Gonzalo Garcia scored a screamer, and Raul Asencio scored a header from a corner. Eventually, the game looked over as Real Madrid were 3-0 up in the 56th minute. Real Betis scored a goal and just took away the momentum from them, and kept creating chances. Real Madrid were under pressure. Arda Guler set up Real Madrid’s fourth goal, and Gonzalo, with a back heel, completed his hat-trick.
In the dying moments of the match, Fran Garcia was set up by Fede Valverde. He scored Real Madrid’s 5th goal. After a long period of time, Real Madrid scored five goals in a match, and what a team performance it was. Every player played well, and no one can be questioned for their performance. Real Madrid are still four points behind Barcelona, and they now travel to Saudi Arabia to play the Spanish Super Cup. Basically, will face their city rivals in the semi-finals.
