Karim Benzema was in the spotlight in Real Madrid’s 3-1 victory over Chelsea in London in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday, scoring all three You meringuesrepeating a feat achieved by Cristiano Ronaldo in the 2016/17 season.
The French forward signed the second consecutive hat trick in the knockout stage of the Champions League, as the Portuguese had done when he was still representing the Bernabéu club, scoring three goals in the quarter-finals against Bayern and another three in the semi-finals. to Atletico Madrid.
They are, to date, the only players to sign two hat tricks in a row at this stage of UEFA’s million-dollar competition.
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