PSG suffered a shocking Champions League exit last night at the hands of Real Madrid. The French Side had a one-goal lead going into the second leg of the tie. At halftime, Paris Saint Germain had a two-goal advantage, thanks to Kylian Mbappe’s stunning strike in the first half. But Karim Benzema scored thrice in the second half to take Real Madrid through to the quarterfinals.

But PSG manager, Mauricio Pochettino, believes Benzema’s first goal should have been ruled out. PSG conceded the first goal after the Real Madrid center-forward pressurized PSG’s Gianluigi Donnarumma into a mistake.

It so happened that as the PSG goalie was about to clear the ball, Benzema chased him down and tackled him. As a result, the Italian international lost possession of the ball in a dangerous position.

And Vinicius Jr. quickly capitalized on this opportunity. The Brazilian collected the ball following Donnarumma’s mistake and assisted Karim Benzema for Real Madrid‘s opening goal.

Following this defeat, PSG manager Mauricio Pochettino claimed Benzema’s tackle on Donnarumma was a clear foul.

During an interview, he said, “I have a feeling of great injustice because of the goal conceded after a clear foul by Benzema on Donnarumma, and from then on everyone’s emotional state changed.” (H/T: The Daily Star)

This defeat pulled the curtains down on PSG’s hopes of winning the UEFA Champions League. Even after signing big names in the summer, PSG once again failed on the big stage.

Karim Benzema scored a hat-trick in less than 20 minutes in Real Madrid’s grand comeback Against PSG

After Benzema’s first goal, Real Madrid were still behind in aggregate. But the French international delivered one of his best displays for Real Madrid.

Karim Benzema turned the game on its head by scoring a stunning hat-trick in less than 20 minutes. He scored Real Madrid’s opener on the 61st minute, the second goal on the 76th minute, and the third one on the 78th minute.

Real Madrid are through to the quarterfinals. Regardless of whom they face in the quarters, they will certainly not go down without a fight.

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