Edouard Mendy gifted Karim Benzema his hat-trick after awful error in Chelsea vs Real

Karim Benzema was brilliant in the first-half of Real Madrid’s Champions League first leg tie with Chelsea.

The Frenchman was unplayable in the opening 45 minutes as he scored two brilliant headers.

Chelsea reduced the deficit just before half-time through Kai Havertz.

But Real restored their two-goal advantage and Benzema completed his hat-trick just after the break.

And it came after a rare howler from Chelsea’s brilliant goalkeeper, Edouard Mendy.

A ball was punted forward and Mendy came some 40 yards out of his goal to retrieve it.

Mendy was under pressure from Benzema and he couldn’t afford to get his pass to Antonio Rudiger wrong.

But he did.

Mendy didn’t get enough power on his pass, Benzema then beat Rudiger to the ball and then finished into an empty net.

Watch the moment below…

Hat-trick for Benzema! ✔️

The worst possible start to the second half for Chelsea…