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🤩 Real Madrid starlet scores first La Liga goal in Real Betis clash
Jan 04 2026 16:18 · By onefootball.com · 98 Reads
Real Madrid are off to an excellent start to the new year after taking an early lead in their La Liga return against Real Betis .
The opening goal marks an even better start to 2026 for Real Madrid's Gonzalo GarcÃa , who has opened his goalscoring account in the Spanish top flight.
Following a breakout 2025 in which the 21-year-old was awarded the FIFA Club World Cup Golden Boot, scoring four goals in six matches, GarcÃa was given a rare start by Xabi Alonso after Kylian Mbappé was unavailable due to injury.
GarcÃa certainly validated Alonso's decision 20 minutes into the match, when the youngster peeled away from his defender to score an unmarked header at the back-post, thanks to an excellent free-kick delivery from an in-form Rodrygo .
It will be fascinating to see what 2026 has in store for Real Madrid's latest rising star!
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