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REAL MADRID - GRANADA

Benzema: Real Madrid striker offside for goal against Granada

Karim Benzema netted Real's second goal in Saturday's LaLiga win over Granada - but replays showed it should have been chalked off.France-England live

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Benzema: Real Madrid striker offside for goal against Granada

Karim Benzema's goal for Real Madrid in Saturday's 5-0 LaLiga thumping of Granada should not have stood, with TV replays showing the striker was offside.

Benzema buries rebound - but was ahead of last man

Benzema put Real 2-0 ahead in the 20th minute at the Santiago Bernabéu, tapping in after visiting keeper Guillermo Ochoa had parried Luka Modric's effort.

However, referee Iñaki Vicandi Garrido and his assistants failed to spot that the Frenchman was standing in an illegal position when Modric hit his shot.

Benzema (third left) scores past Ochoa.
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Benzema (third left) scores past Ochoa.JAVIER GANDULDIARIO AS