Karim Benzema makes the most of PSG total implosion

By Team ISN March 10, 2022

Karim Benzema was Real Madrid’s legend as he scored a full go-around to send his team into the Champions League quarter-finals with a 3-1 win over Paris St Germain.

The France striker partook in a heavenly evening at the Santiago Bernabeu arena, driving the record 13-times European champions into the last eight and arriving at a couple of achievements of his own.

At 34 years old years and 80 days, Benzema turned into the most seasoned player to score a hat-trick in the Champions League, taking the record from his French countryman Olivier Giroud.

Benzema was making his 500th start for Real Madrid in all rivalries, turning out to be just the second player to arrive at that landmark after Roberto Carlos.

He has now scored 309 goals for the Spanish side, outperforming Alfredo di Stefano to turn into the club’s third top scorer after Cristiano Ronaldo (450) and Raul Gonzalez (323).

There was minimal indication of a fruitful evening for Benzema as Real, following 1-0 from the first leg in Paris, fell further behind when Kylian Mbappe scored for PSG before halftime.

The French side ought to have expanded their lead before the game diverted following an awful mistake from PSG keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.

“Real Madrid is alive and we showed how we can win against anyone,” Benzema told reporters.