Real Madrid Star Federico Valverde Scores Goal of the Season Contender Against Sevilla

Real Madrid Star Federico Valverde Scores Goal of the Season Contender Against Sevilla

Isaac Darko
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:14 PM
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  • Uruguay international Federico Valverde nearly broke the net with a screamer for Real Madrid against Sevilla
  • The 24-year-old scored from long range once again as Los Blancos recorded a 3-1 victory
  • The Uruguay international has commenced the current campaign on a flier, scoring seven goals in all competitions

Real Madrid star Federico Valverdve scored a cracking individual goal against Sevilla on Saturday night in La Liga.

Veteran midfielder Luka Modric scored the opening goal in the 5th minute, only for Erik Lamela to notch the equaliser 10 minutes after half-time.

The Los Blancos were in front once again thanks to substitute Lucas Vazquez in the 79th minute.

Two minutes later, Valverde then smashed an unstoppable right-footed shot into the top corner from just outside the penalty area to make it 3-1.

The 24-year-old, who has scored in three straight games, delivered a pile driver from 25 yards out and unleashed a rocket that nestled in the top corner.

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The Uruguay international is on stupendous form this season, scoring seven goals in all competitions for the reigning European champions.

Benzema Shares His Ballon d’Or

Meanwhile, Karim Benzema presented the Ballon d'Or to the Santiago Bernabéu crowd prior to kick-off in Saturday's game against Sevilla.

The Frenchman posed with his award out on the pitch alongside the rest of the starting eleven in the LaLiga match 11 encounter.

In a video posted on Twitter, spotted by Sports Brief, the Ballon d'Or was presented to the 34-year-old by former winners Zinedine Zidane and Luka Modric.

Fans hails Valverde

Sports Brief earlier reported that football fans on social media have touted Real Madrid's Federico Valverde as a prospective Ballon d'Or winner in the near future.

Social media users came to the aforementioned conclusion on the back of a photo, which has since gone viral after surfacing on the internet on Tuesday, October 18.

In the photo posted on Twitter, seen by Sports Brief, Valverde was spotted admiring the Ballon d'Or prize brought to the club's training grounds by 2022 holder Karim Benzema.

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Isaac Darko is a La Liga, Ligue 1 and Bundesliga editor at Sports Brief with a Degree in Journalism and Communications from Ghana Institute of Journalism (2010)
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