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Karim Benzema is the commencement player from French republic to score three Champions League/European Cup hat-tricks

Karim Benzema scored a superb second-half lid-trick every bit Real Madrid produced a stirring fightback at a raucous Bernabeu to attain the Champions League quarter-finals at the expense of Paris St-Germain.

Kylian Mbappe's first-one-half goal had given PSG a deserved two-goal aggregate atomic number 82 and looked to have put Mauricio Pochettino'due south side well on course for the final 8.

However, a mistake by PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma proved the goad for a dramatic recovery with Benzema turning home afterwards the Italian dawdled in possession.

Luka Modric's driving run and intricate pass made Benzema's 2d as he levelled the tie against a clearly panicked PSG, and as the visitors attempted to regroup the 34-yr-onetime drove a low endeavor into the bottom right corner seconds after the restart to settle the tie.

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Until Donnarumma'due south mistake PSG had been in complete command.

Marco Verratti was slick and ascendant in midfield, while Neymar and Lionel Messi worked themselves into some dangerous positions as the hosts struggled to contain their more fluent opponents.

Mbappe in detail was electric, racing on to a pass from Neymar to open the scoring against the side he has been heavily tipped to join in the summer when his contract at PSG expires.

Either side of that the 23-year-sometime tormented the Real defence, twice having goals correctly disallowed for offside simply showing his predatory instincts nonetheless.

A surge of acceleration also saw him outburst past Real'south Eder Militao and simply a brilliant covering challenge from David Alaba prevented him from adding to his tally.

Mbappe'due south influence was such that he received warm applause from the home back up every bit he got upward after actualization to be hurt in a tackle, only the real harm to his and PSG'due south long-continuing aspirations in the contest were still to come.

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PSG endure another painful exit

Benzema's 17-minute treble ensured PSG suffered some other painful elimination from a competition that has become an obsession since they moved into Qatari ownership in 2011.

And after reaching the final and semi-finals in sequent seasons this feels like a considerable backwards step for a squad that has been expensively assembled simply remains prone to awe-inspiring collapses in this contest.

This felt every bit every bit shattering equally their vi-ane thrashing past Barcelona in 2017, their last-16 defeat past Manchester United in 2019, and was even more remarkable given they had not lost a Champions League away game after leading at one-half-time since 2001.

While PSG are runaway leaders in Ligue i and accept been crowned French champions in seven of the past 9 seasons, domestic success is not the barometer Pochettino volition be judged past come the cease of the season.

And alarmingly the Argentine and his stunned players were unable to provide whatever adequate response one time the tide had turned in this contest.

Julian Draxler and Angel di Maria were just introduced in one case the Parisiens were chasing the game, and aside from a late Messi free-boot which dipped merely over, they were unable to conjure a single clear-cut goalscoring opportunity every bit they meekly exited the tournament.

Histrion of the friction match

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• Existent Madrid
• Paris Saint Germain

Real Madrid

1. Squad number nine Actor name Benzema

2. Squad number x Role player name Modric

3. Team number xx Player name Vinícius Júnior

4. Squad number 25 Player name Camavinga

5. Squad number 21 Actor proper noun Rodrygo

6. Squad number 8 Player name Kroos

7. Squad number 17 Player proper name Lucas Vázquez

8. Squad number 4 Player proper name Alaba

9. Squad number xv Histrion name Valverde

10. Team number 11 Thespian name Asensio

11. Squad number 3 Histrion name Eder Militão

12. Squad number 2 Player name Carvajal

13. Team number vi Player proper name Nacho

14. Squad number ane Player name Courtois

Paris Saint Germain

1. Squad number 7 Histrion proper noun Mbappé

2. Squad number 30 Player proper name Messi

3. Team number 6 Player name Verratti

4. Squad number 10 Player proper noun Neymar

5. Squad number two Player name Hakimi

6. Squad number 25 Player name Nuno Mendes

7. Squad number 15 Player proper noun Danilo Pereira

8. Squad number 8 Actor name Paredes

9. Squad number 5 Player name Marquinhos

10. Squad number 3 Player name Kimpembe

11. Squad number 50 Player name G Donnarumma

12. Squad number 27 Player name Gueye

13. Squad number 23 Player name Draxler

14. Squad number 11 Actor proper noun Di María

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Line-ups

Real Madrid

Formation 4-3-3

• i Courtois
• 2 Carvajal Booked at 60mins Substituted for Vázquez at 66' minutes Booked at 88mins
• 3 Militão
• 4 Alaba
• 6 Nacho Booked at 43mins
• fifteen Valverde
• eight Kroos Substituted for Camavinga at 57' minutes
• 10 Modric
• 11 Asensio Substituted for Rodrygo at 57' minutes
• 9 Benzema
• 20 Vinícius Júnior Booked at 43mins

Substitutes

• 5 Vallejo
• vii Due east Hazard
• 12 Marcelo
• 13 Lunin
• 16 Jovic
• 17 Vázquez
• 18 Bale
• 19 Ceballos
• 21 Rodrygo
• 22 Isco
• 24 Mariano
• 25 Camavinga

PSG

Formation four-three-iii

• 50 Thousand Donnarumma Booked at 62mins
• 2 Hakimi Booked at 81mins Substituted for Draxler at 88' minutes
• 5 Marquinhos
• iii Kimpembe Booked at 83mins
• 25 Tavares Mendes
• 15 Danilo Substituted for Di María at 80' minutes
• 8 Paredes Booked at 7mins Substituted for Gueye at 71' minutes
• 6 Verratti
• 30 Messi
• ten Neymar
• 7 Mbappé

Substitutes

• ane Navas
• 9 Icardi
• 11 Di María
• 17 Dagba
• 18 Wijnaldum
• 22 Diallo
• 23 Draxler
• 24 Kehrer
• 27 Gueye
• 28 Ebimbe
• 34 Simons
• 38 Michut

Referee:

Danny Makkelie

Attendance:

59,895

Match Stats

Live Text

1. Match ends, Real Madrid 3, Paris Saint Germain 1.

2. Second Half ends, Real Madrid iii, Paris Saint Germain 1.

3. Foul past Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain).

4. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a gratis kick on the left wing.

5. Effort missed. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is just a scrap too high from a direct free kicking.

6. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a complimentary boot in the attacking half.

7. Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).

8. Attempt missed. Luka Modric (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is close, merely misses the acme left corner.

9. Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Julian Draxler replaces Achraf Hakimi.

10. Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

11. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

12. Foul by Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid).

13. Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) wins a costless kick in the defensive half.

14. Foul by Vinícius Júnior (Existent Madrid).

15. Offside, Real Madrid. Eder Militão tries a through brawl, but Karim Benzema is defenseless offside.

16. Effort missed. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) correct footed shot from exterior the box misses to the correct following a set slice situation.

17. Effort blocked. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) correct footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

18. Foul past Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).

19. Rodrygo (Existent Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

20. Attempt blocked. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the eye of the box is blocked.

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Source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/60666638

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