Real Madrid blast Mallorca on Asensio hat-trick, Benzema brace

Real Madrid forward Marco Asensio scored a hat-trick and Karim Benzema struck twice as Carlo Ancelotti's side crushed Mallorca 6-1 at home in LaLiga on Wednesday.

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Benzema opened the scoring in the third minute and Asensio netted against his old club in the 24th. However, the visitors pulled one back moments later with an outstanding individual run and finish by forward Kang-In Lee from an United States youngster Matthew Hoppe.

Asensio promptly restored Real's two-goal advantage before the break before completing his first hat-trick at club level early in…