MADRID – Neymar Jr had to swallow a different fate with Karim Benzema in the Real Madrid vs PSG match in the second leg of the round of 16 Champions League 2021-2022. If Benzema succeeded in bringing Madrid through to the last 16 and also set a new record personally, Neymar Jr actually carved a bad record.
Yes, PSG were eliminated from the Champions League after being defeated by Real Madrid with an aggregate of 2-3 in the round of 16 of the 2021-2022 Champions League. There is a difference in fate between Madrid striker Karim Benzema and PSG striker Neymar Jr.
Benzema is known to have made a record as the oldest player to score a hat-trick in the history of the Champions League. However, Neymar actually recorded a bad record during his career in the highest caste of the European continent.
As is known, Madrid ensured the victory through a 3-1 score in the second leg at the Santiago Bernabeu, Thursday (10/3/2022) early morning hrs. Benzema scored a goal by Kylian Mbappe (39′) with a hat trick (61′, 76′ and 78′).
Benzema is the oldest player at 34 years and 80 days in the competition’s history as a hat-trick. He beat Olivier Giroud while still playing for Chelsea in 2020 at the age of 34 years and 63 days.
Quoted by the Daily Star page, the statistics are inversely proportional to those of Neymar. It could be argued that this season’s Champions League has been the worst for the Brazilian forward.
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Neymar returned to the starting line-up after appearing as a substitute in the first leg. Neymar has almost always been involved in Champions League matches since the start of the season.
However, the impact was minimal. Throughout the eight matches that have been passed, he has only recorded one assist for Mbappe when PSG won 1-0 in the first leg against Madrid.
