Violent once morest PSG in the second leg of the round of 16
34 years and 80 days… The previous record was delayed by 17 days
▲ Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema shows a thumbs up while winking following scoring an equalizer in the second half of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg match once morest Paris Saint-Germain at the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid, Spain on the 10th (Korea time).
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Karim Benzema (35) was named the protagonist of the oldest hat-trick in the UEFA Champions League (UCL). Real Madrid opened the quarter-finals of the tournament thanks to Benzema, who scored three goals in the 17th minute.
Benzema scored three goals in the 17th minute from the 16th minute to the 33rd minute of the second half following falling 0-1 in the UCL Round of 16 second leg match once morest Paris Saint-Germain (PSG, France) at the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid, Spain on the 10th (Korean time). He laid a stepping stone for the team to advance to the quarterfinals of the tournament.
Benzema, who scored three goals only in the second half, achieved a hat-trick at the age of 34 years and 80 days, and set the record for the longest scoring hat-trick in UCL history, set by Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) once morest Sevilla (Spain) at the age of 34 years and 63 days in 2020, on the 17th. more delayed Real Madrid lost 0-1 in the first leg away, but with Benzema’s performance, the first and second legs totaled 3-2, making them the main character of the quarterfinals ticket.
PSG took the lead in the 39th minute. Kylian Mbappe, who received a forward pass from Neymar in the counter-attacking situation, kicked it into Real Madrid’s goal with his right foot. In the 9th minute of the second half, Mbappe shook the net once more, but the offside flag was raised once more following the 34th minute of the first half.
As PSG missed a chance to run 2-0, Benzema made the match 1-1, 1-2 on aggregate in the first and second legs with a goal equalizing following receiving a return pass from Vinicius Junior in the 16th minute of the second half. Benzema, who scored another goal in the 31st minute with Luka Modric’s assist, rushed into the penalty area two minutes later, 33 minutes later, and the opponent defended the ball with his right foot as if receiving an assist, ending the game 3-1. took the
PSG, who conceded only three goals to Benzema from a field goal, missed the qualification for the quarterfinals by one goal as a free kick struck by Lionel Messi intently in front of the penalty area in the second half of extra time floated over the post. PSG, which challenged Bayern Munich for their first European hegemony in the final of the 2019-20 season for the first time, was blocked by a hat-trick from their national team Benzema on that day and might not make it to the quarter-finals and suffered from premature elimination.
Byung-gyu Choi, staff reporter
