Real Madrid qualified for the quarter-finals of the Champions League through the “Santiago Bernabeu” gate, following turning the tables on Paris Saint-Germain.
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“Remontada”… “King” Benzema leads Real Madrid to cross Paris Saint-Germain (video)
Karim Benzema led his Real Madrid team to turn the tables on Paris Saint-Germain, in the second leg of the 16th round of the Champions League, yesterday, Wednesday, so that the “royal” team qualified for the quarter-finals of the “Champions League”.
After Real Madrid lost the first leg with a goal without a response, it needed to achieve a victory at home by two goals to qualify.
In the first half, Real Madrid was delayed with a goal scored by Kylian Mbappe in the 39th minute, and Paris Saint-Germain appeared as the closest to crossing and qualifying.
And the story’s features differed in the second half, as Real Madrid turned its back to victory and qualified. Real equalized through Karim Benzema, who scored a hat-trick in the 61st minute.
Brilliant Benzema scores the third in favor of Real Madrid (3-1).#Champions League #Real_Madrid_Paris_Saint_Germain pic.twitter.com/bCIc9TyhnH
— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) March 9, 2022
Mbappe opens the scoring for Paris Saint-Germain with a powerful shot inside the penalty area. #Real_Madrid_Paris_Saint_Germain #Champions League pic.twitter.com/jHnoy8w3tt
— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) March 9, 2022
After that, the “government” scored a double in the 76th and 78th minutes, to take Real Madrid into the quarter-finals, in light of the brilliance of his colleague, Croatian Luka Modric.
Real Madrid joined the ranks of the quarter-finalists, following qualifying for Liverpool, Manchester City and Bayern Munich. The remaining matches of the 16th round of the “Champions League” will be completed on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week.