UEFA Champions League: Lionel Messi’s PSG sent packing after Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema scores hattrick

Real Madrid's Karim Benzema scored again in the 76th minute and grabbed his third two minutes later after another costly mistake by a PSG defender to send the record 13-times European champions into the last eight.

Karim Benzema scored a quickfire hat-trick as Real Madrid fought back to beat Paris St Germain 3-1 on Wednesday and move into the Champions League quarterfinals 3-2 on aggregate. Mbappe struck before halftime to put the French side 2-0 up in the last-16 tie and they created many chances to extend their lead as they dominated the first hour of the game.

Benzema equalised in the 61st minute, however, following a bad error from PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma who mishandled the ball inside the area and gifted it to the French striker. Roared on by a sold-out crowd at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium and with PSG in panic mode, Benzema scored again in the 76th minute from Luka Modric’s pass and grabbed his third two minutes later after another costly mistake by a PSG defender to send the record 13-times European champions into the last eight.

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