Striker Karim Benzema was the great hero of Real Madrid in qualifying for the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
This Wednesday, the Frenchman scored the three goals of the Merengue turn over Paris Saint-Germain, at the Santiago Bernabéu. With the score 3 to 1 in the return game (3 to 2 on aggregate), the Madrid team advanced in the competition.
In addition to qualifying for the next stage of the tournament, Benzema’s goals also made the striker break records for the Spanish team.
In the match against PSG, Benzema reached the mark of 500 games as a starter for Real Madrid. In addition, he reached 309 goals for the club, surpassing the idol Di Stéfano and becoming the third top scorer in Merengue history.
According to data from Footstats, in 33 games played by Real this season, the striker scored 30 goals, had direct participation in another 43 and provided 13 assists.
In the classification game, there were seven submissions, five of them on target, to swing the net three times.
The shirt 9 still surpassed other personal marks. At 34 years and 80 days old, he became the oldest player to score a hat-trick in the Champions League.
To crown the performance, Benzema also equaled Henry as the French player with the most goals in history, with 411 career goals.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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