Real Madrid vs PSG LIVE: Champions League result and final score after Karim Benzema hat-trick
Relive all the action as two of Europe’s footballing heavyweights met in an epic encounter
Karim Benzema’s sensational second-half treble sent Real Madrid through to the quarter-finals of the Champions League at the expense of Paris St Germain.
The 2020 runners-up looked set for a place in the last eight at half-time with Kylian Mbappe on target again having scored the only goal at Parc des Princes last month.
Fellow Frenchman Benzema stole the show though with a hat-trick after the break and his final two goals were separated by just 106 seconds in a 3-1 win that left Mauricio Pochettino’s men stunned with the pressure now ramped up on the former Tottenham boss.
Relive all the action from the Bernabeu:
GOAL! Real Madrid 3 - 1 PSG (3-2 agg) - Benzema, 78’ ⚽️
78 mins: Another one! Real Madrid are in front! It’s a hat-trick for Karim Benzema! PSG get the match restarted and pass the ball back to Marquinhos. He’s immediately pressed by Vinicius and decides to pass it across his own penalty area. Benzema arrives in the box to intercept the pass with a first time shot and he guides it into the bottom corner!
12 seconds after PSG kick off, Real Madrid score.
GOAL! Real Madrid 2 - 1 PSG (2-2 agg) - Benzema, 76’⚽️
76 mins: They’ve done it! Luka Modric wins the ball on the edge of his own box and drives down the pitch. He weaves around the whole PSG midfielder before sliding the ball across to Vinicius. The forward tries to open up an angle to shoot but runs into trouble and has to pass it back to Modric. This time Modric slides a short ball into the box where Benzema gets to it first and slots it home!
Real Madrid 1 - 1 PSG (1-2 agg)
75 mins: Luka Modric draws a big cheer from the crowd for a perfectly timed tackle on Lionel Messi to stop his forward run down the right. Messi flips over but styles it out and saunters away from the challenge as though that was waht he intended all along.
15 minutes to play at the Bernabeu. 15 minutes for PSG to hold on.
Real Madrid 1 - 1 PSG (1-2 agg)
73 mins: Chance! Massive opportunity for Real Madrid. They win the ball high up the pitch through a powerful tackle from Benzema. He feeds the ball into the box and it hits Nuno Mendes before deflecting into the path of Vinicius. He takes a touch and has to score but boots his chance over the crossbar from inside the six-yard area.
Real Madrid 1 - 1 PSG (1-2 agg)
70 mins: The crowd get agitated by the amount of passes PSG are stringing together. Messi gives it to Neymar who looks to drive it into the box and gets cleaned out by Eder Militao.
The defender is there again to head the ball behind as Neymar flicks the free kick into the box. Idrissa Gueye comes on to replace Leandro Paredes for Paris.
Real Madrid 1 - 1 PSG (1-2 agg)
67 mins: Camavinga receives the ball from Rodrygo and flicks another decent cross into the box. It goes over the head of Benzema and Hakimi calmly chests it down to his goalkeeper who grabs hold of the loose ball.
PSG need to calm down, get on the ball and run down the clock. It’s about game management for them now.
Real Madrid 1 - 1 PSG (1-2 agg)
64 mins: Close! Camavinga whips a cross into the box from the right side and picks out Benzema. He wins it in the air and nods a headed effort towards the far bottom corner only to put the ball wide of the post!
The Bernabeu is rocking now, the fans think Madrid can get back into this game.
GOAL! Real Madrid 1 - 1 PSG (1-2 agg) - Benzema, 61’ ⚽️
61 mins: Game on! It’s a shocking mistake from Gianluigi Donnarumma. The ball comes back to the goalkeeper who holds on to it too long under pressure from Karim Benzema. Donnarumma panics a scuffs an attempted clearance over to Vinicius Junior. Benzema gets clear inside the six-yard box and receives the ball before guiding it easily past the flummoxed goalkeeper!
Real Madrid 0 - 1 PSG (0-2 agg)
60 mins: Kylian Mbappe dinks the ball past Dani Carvajal and looks set to sprint in behind, Carvajal doesn’t give him the option though as he comes across and shoulders Mbappe out of play picking up a yellow card for the effort.
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