Karim Benzema inspires incredible Real Madrid comeback vs PSG

Real Madrid are through to the quarter-finals of the 2021/22 Champions League.

The most successful side in the competition’s history beat Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 in the Bernabeu on Wednesday to progress to the final eight.

And it was Real Madrid’s main man Karim Benzema who inspired the comeback with a breathtaking 16-minute hat-trick on his home patch.

PSG took the lead in the first half through Kylian Mbappe and for a considerable amount of time, it looked as if the French side were going to win at a canter.

But a horrendous error from Gianluigi Donnarumma in the second half gifted a goal to Benzema and that sparked Real Madrid into life.

Fifteen minutes after that moment of madness from PSG’s goalkeeper, Benzema netted a second to level the tie and it was all about Luka Modric in the build-up.

The ageless midfielder drove at the visitors’ defence from deep to kickstart the attack and then played a sumptuous through ball into his team’s main man shortly after.

Luka Modric with a beautiful pass to find the ever clinical Karim Benzema. #RMPSG #UCL pic.twitter.com/E4fXTH9XGQ

Then just 12 (yes, TWELVE) seconds after kick-off following that goal, Real Madrid went ahead in the tie and it was Benzema once again who provided the finishing touch after some more shocking PSG defending.

But it was yet another sublime finish from one of the greatest strikers of the modern era – and of all time.

KARIM BENZEMA COMPLETES HIS HAT-TRICK!!Two goals in a minute! This game is insane