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Thibaut Courtois has stated his belief that Karim Benzema should win the Ballon d’Or this season after the striker scored a hat-trick to spark Real Madrid ’s comeback win over Paris Saint-Germain.

Los Blancos hosted the Ligue 1 table toppers in the second leg of their Champions League last 16 clash on Wednesday, needing to turn around a one-goal deficit.

Madrid struggled at first, with Kylian Mbappe doubling the visitors’ lead on aggregate when he set racing clear by a beautiful pass from Neymar before firing past Courtois at his near-post.

But the second-half, and the final 30 minutes of the game in particular, was a totally different story, with Benzema inspiring the La Liga giants to a famous comeback at the Bernabeu.

First, he closed down Gianluigi Donnarumma and pressured the Italian keeper into sending a clearance across the face of goal and straight into the path of Vinicius.

The Brazilian took a touch before pulling the ball back to Benzema on the edge of the six-yard box, with the Frenchman halving the deficit.

Fifteen minutes later, Benzema levelled the tie when Luka Modric