Karim Benzema’s hat-trick in the King’s Cup semi-final second leg Clasico once morest Barcelona brought back memories of the famous 11-1 match for the royal club.
Frenchman Karim Benzema established himself as an extraordinary star in Real Madrid’s massive 4-0 victory over Barcelona, in the match that was held at the “Spotify Camp Nou” in the second leg of the 2022-23 King’s Cup semi-final.
Benzema scored a hat-trick in the second half, to give Real Madrid the ticket to qualify for the King’s Cup final, and overturn the loss of the first leg once morest “Santiago Bernabeu” with a goal without a response.
The interesting thing is that Benzema’s hat-trick in the King’s Cup final made him repeat something that had not been repeated since the famous 11-1 match once morest Barcelona, in the second leg of the tournament’s semi-final in 1943.
Since that match, no Real Madrid player has scored three or more goals once morest Barcelona in the Copa del Rey.
An 11-1 match saw a hat-trick by Prudence Fola, and a super hat-trick by Sabino Barinaga.
The Chilean Ivan Zamorano is the last player from Real Madrid to score a hat-trick in Barcelona in all competitions, during the 16th round match in the 1994-95 season of the Spanish League that was held at the “Santiago Bernabeu” stadium and ended with the royal club winning 5-0.