Karim Benzema netted a brace and Cristiano Ronaldo scored a cheeky back-heel as Real Madrid thrashed Chinese league leader Guangzhou Evergrande 7-1 Wednesday in a pre-season friendly. Benzema, which has struggled to establish himself in the Spanish capital, was at the center of everything that was good about Real before he was taken off on the hour, earning a pat on the back from boss Jose Mourinho. The Frenchman crossed for German international Sami Khedira to head in totally unmarked and put the Spanish giant, which started with more or less its full-strength side, on its way after only seven minutes. Real went 2-0 up just after the half-hour mark when the home defense went AWOL and Khedira's international teammate Mesut Ozil rounded the keeper before walking the ball in. And a rout was on the cards when on 39 minutes Benzema fired low past keeper Yang Jun, who ought to have done far better. It was more of the same in the second period as Real looked to put on a show at a virtually full Tianhe Stadium. Benzema grabbed his second three minutes after the break and Ronaldo's extravagance made it 5-0 on 56 minutes. Real made wholesale changes on the hour, but it made no difference as Evergrande were out-classed. Substitute Jese made it 6-0, fellow sub Angel Di Maria made it seven, before Yang Yihu grabbed a consolation with three minutes to go for the biggest cheer of the night. Ferguson hints at Berbatov move Sir Alex Ferguson has hinted that Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov could be set for a £20 million move to Paris St-Germain. PSG is backed by Qataris and has embarked upon a summer spending spree under new sporting director Leonardo. They have been linked with Berbatov all summer, but only thought to have approached United in the last few days. After a United-XI lost 8-2 to Marseille in a charity match in Monaco, manager Ferguson was asked by French television whether Berbatov, 30, might make a move to Ligue 1. “Yes, he might,” he replied. “That's possible.” Bulgaria star Berbatov has been unsettled at United for some time despite finishing last season as the Premier League's joint top-scorer with former United star Carlos Tevez, now at Manchester City.
