Benzema proves summit special

KARIM BENZEMA scored twice at CELTA VIGO to help keep REAL MADRID in charge at the La Liga summit – and sound out a warning to Chelsea.

The France striker (below) inspired Real’s amazing comeback over Paris Saint-Germain to set up their Champions Leage quarter-final showdown with Chelsea.

And ahead of Tuesday’s first-leg, Benzema was back in the goals. After missing El Clasico and the international break through a calf injury, he was fit to start yesterday.

After scoring two penalties either side of a Nolito strike he also missed a spot-kick but it mattered little as

Carlo Ancelotti’s men edged close to the title.

Leon Goretzka scored on his comeback from four months out on the day BAYERN MUNICH took a major towards another Bundesliga title.

Bayern beat FREIBURG 4-1 and then hours later rivals BORUSSIA DORTMUND crashed by the same scoreline on home soil against RB LEIPZIG.

Bayern now hold a ninepoint advantage at the top.

Goretzka headed in from Joshua Kimmich’s free-kick before Nils Petersen’s leveller. Sub Serge Gnabry put Bayern ahead and Kingsley Coman then fired in before Marcel Sabitzer’s late fourth goal wrapped up the victory.