"Gonzalo Garcia scored a brilliant hat-trick, the first LaLiga goals of his career, as Real Madrid kept the pressure on Barcelona with a 5-1 thrashing of Real Betis on Sunday. Gonzalo Garcia led the line in place of the injured Kylian Mbappe at Estadio Bernabeu, with his treble coming between goals from Raul Asencio and substitute Fran Garcia. After failing to test Betis goalkeeper Alvaro Valles early on, Madrid took the lead in the 20th minute when Gonzalo Garcia nodded Rodrygo's inviting free-kick into the bottom-right corner."
"Xabi Alonso's team continued to be wasteful as Aurelien Tchouameni fired off target before Nelson Deossa's half-volley just before half-time sailed way over the crossbar. But five minutes after the restart, Gonzalo Garcia grabbed his and Madrid's second of the match with an excellent volley past Valles after chesting down Federico Valverde's forward pass. Raul Asencio then seemingly put the result beyond doubt after nodding Rodrygo's corner kick home six minutes later, but Betis hit back through Cucho Hernandez soon after."
"However, Gonzalo Garcia crowned a fine individual display by claiming his hat-trick eight minutes from time, with the Spaniard brilliantly flicking Arda Guler's cross into the back of the net. The win was sealed in the 93rd minute as Fran Garcia finished first time from another Valverde cross, moving Madrid to within four points of rivals and league leaders Barcelona. Data Debrief: No Mbappe? No problem for Madrid Ahead of kick-off, Alonso urged his team to find solutions in the absence of Mbappe, and it was one of their stars from the Club World Cup in Garcia who stood up to the task."
Gonzalo Garcia produced a hat-trick, his first LaLiga goals, as Real Madrid beat Real Betis 5-1 at the Bernabeu. Garcia started for the injured Kylian Mbappe and opened the scoring by nodding home Rodrygo's free-kick in the 20th minute. He added a second with a volley after chesting down a Federico Valverde pass early in the second half. Raul Asencio also scored before Betis replied through Cucho Hernandez. Garcia completed his treble eight minutes from time and Fran Garcia sealed the win in stoppage time. The victory moves Real Madrid within four points of Barcelona.
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