Karim Benzema was the great figure of Real Madrid in the triumph of the Spanish team in their visit to Chelsea in the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League.
With a spectacular hat trick, the Frenchman became the first player since Cristiano Ronaldo in 2017 to achieve this feat in consecutive knockout stages and the sixth overall to do so in history.
Karim #Benzema is the 6th player to score hat tricks in consecutive European Cup KO Stage apps.
2022 Karim Benzema MAD
2017 Cristiano Ronaldo MAD
1979 Clay Blanker AJX
1968 Denis Law MAN
1962 Altafini MIL
1959 Ladislaus Kubala BAR
>>Source: @StatsBySTATS #UCL https://t.co/W1WolFanoc— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) April 6, 2022
Benzema also reached 82 goals and is only surpassed by Cristiano Ronaldo with 140, Messi with 125 and Lewandowski with 85. He has also scored six goals in the last two games played and has become the great benchmark for a Real Madrid team that dreams of adding a new Champions League to their showcases.
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