'He has it all ... he is the complete forward': Karim Benzema continues to stake claim to being world's best player

By Matias Grez, CNN

Updated 1247 GMT (2047 HKT) April 7, 2022

Karim Benzema's second consecutive Champions League hat-trick gave Real Madrid one foot in the semifinals.

(CNN)Even before Karim Benzema had sealed his hat-trick against Chelsea just 30 seconds into the second half on Wednesday, the adulation had already long been pouring in.

The Frenchman's third goal, a gift from Blues keeper Edouard Mendy, was merely the icing on the cake for what had been a wondrous individual first-half performance.When Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti was asked about his striker's display in his postmatch press conference, the Italian made a point to refer to Benzema not as a striker, but as a «complete player.»It would certainly be fairly easy to make a case for Benzema now being the most complete forward in world football — and his first goal against Chelsea, truly a thing of beauty, can be used as evidence.

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