Karim Benzema netted a brace and Cristiano Ronaldo scored a cheeky back-heel as Real Madrid thrashed Chinese league leaders Guangzhou Evergrande 7-1 on Wednesday in a pre-season friendly. Benzema, who has struggled to establish himself in the Spanish capital, was at the centre of everything that was good about Real before he was taken off on the hour, earning a pat on the back from boss Jose Mourinho.
The Frenchman crossed for German international Sami Khedira to head in totally unmarked and put the Spanish giants, who started with more or less their full-strength side, on their way after only seven minutes.