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With a hat-trick, Benzema did something unprecedented in the Champions League

In the trip to Stamford Bridge this morning, Real Madrid defeated Chelsea with a score of 3-1. Karim Benzema scored all three goals for Los Blancos. On the other side of the line, the home team got an honorable goal thanks to Kai Havertz’s goal.

Overcoming Chelsea, Real Madrid defeated the Blues in the European Cup for the first time after 5 consecutive matches drawing (2) and losing (3) to this opponent. This is also the first time in the Champions League, Real Madrid defeated a team led by coach Tuchel after 6 consecutive matches drawing (2) and losing (4).

On the day Real Madrid won, thereby placing one foot in the semi-finals, Karim Benzema set many unprecedented milestones. Specifically, according to Opta, the French international became the first player in history to tear Chelsea’s net three times in a European Cup match.

In addition, Benzema also became the first French player to reach more than 10 goals in a single season in the Champions League/Champions League, since the legendary Just Fontaine did so in the 1958-59 season. Including the hat-trick against Chelsea, the former Lyon striker has scored 11 goals in Europe’s most prestigious tournament since the beginning of this season.

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Not to mention, Benzema is the second player in Champions League history to score a hat-trick in consecutive knockout matches after Ronaldo (Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid). Before sublimating in the victory over Chelsea, Benzema scored 3 goals in Real Madrid’s defeat of PSG in the second leg of the 1/8 Champions League round this season.

In total on all fronts, Karim Benzema has scored 37 goals/36 matches in all competitions in the 2021-22 season. This is the best scoring performance of the French player’s career so far.

In addition to 37 goals, Benzema also has 13 assists on all fronts. Thus, the 34-year-old striker has directly imprinted his shoes on 50 goals of Los Blancos this season. Benzema’s sublime performance contributed greatly to Real Madrid’s approach to La Liga championship and Champions League semi-final ticket.

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