Real Madrid (Spain) goalkeeper Karim Benzema (pictured) recorded the oldest hat-trick in the UEFA Champions League.
Benzema scored three goals in the round of 16 second leg match once morest Paris Saint-Germain (France) at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, Spain on the 10th (Korean time), leading to a 3-1 victory. With this, Real Madrid overturned a 0-1 defeat in the first leg and advanced to the quarterfinals.
Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain), the only scorer in the first leg, took the lead in the first half once more, but Benzema scored the first goal in the 15th minute of the second half, then scored in the 31st and 33rd minutes.
Benzema, who succeeded in a hat-trick at the age of 34 years and 80 days, broke the Champions League record of the oldest hat-trick held by Olivier Giroud (Chelsea, then 34 years 63 days).
After the match, Benzema said, “It was a difficult game, but we drove it to the end and we won.
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