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It was a familiar tale for Paris Saint-Germain and their hopes of finally lifting the Champions League.

Just as they suffered at the hands of Barcelona in 2017, PSG were the victims of a stunning comeback, this time against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu.

The Parisians took a one-goal lead into the second leg, virtue of Kylian Mbappe’s injury-time winner at the Parc des Princes in the first meeting last month.

And Mbappe, who looks destined to join Madrid at the end of the season, appeared to have condemned the Spaniards to a European exit with a stunning first-half goal.

But with their Champions League hopes hanging by a thread, Los Blancos completed a remarkable turnaround, thanks to the heroics of Karim Benzema - and a familiar PSG implosion.

Benzema got Madrid back into the tie after forcing Gianluigi Donnarumma into a mistake, before bringing them level with less than 20 minutes to go.

Amidst a backdrop of deafening noise from the home fans, the 34-year-old completed his hat-trick just 12 seconds later, turning the two-legged affair completely on its head.

PSG head coach Mauricio Pochettino pointed the blame at referee Danny Makkelie and the VAR for not penalising Benzema for a foul on Donnarumma.

"Real's first goal changed the match," the Argentinean boss told Canal+. "I wonder what the VAR is doing because for