Karim Benzema celebrated his maiden Ballon d’Or trophy with a goal as Real Madrid defeated Elche 3-0 on Wednesday night in La Liga 2022-23. Fede Valverde and Marco Asensio scored the other goals as the La Liga leaders cruised to victory. Madrid opened a six-point lead over its Catalan rival, which will host seventh-place Villarreal on Thursday. It was the ninth win in 10 matches for the defending champions. Madrid remains the only unbeaten team in the league.