Kylian Mbappe had opened the scoreline to extend PSG’S advantage from the first leg – after receiving the ball from Neymar first time through ball pass and struck into the net in the 39 minutes.
PSG look dominant throughout the game at the Bernabeu until PSG Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma gifted a ball away to vincious after he had struggled to keep it away from Benzema who did not hesitate to return the pass to Benzema for an easy finish.
A few seconds after Benzema had scored the equalizer courtesy of Donnaruma’s mistake, Luka Modric’s scintillating long pass split PSG defence apart that met Benzema in a proper position to score his second for the night.
The French striker completed his hat trick with a clinical finish following a poor clearance from PSG captain, Marquinhos thus leaving PSG’s star-studded team to shamefully crumble out of the UCL tournament again.
In reacting to the defeat, PSG head coach, Mauricio Pochettino said
“The first goal completely changed the game. For an hour, we were better than real Madrid. The atmosphere changed in the stadium”
“We made some mistakes after that, we can’t say we didn’t. The worst feeling is that we were the better side, but we lost the tie in 10 minutes
Paris St – Germain has been chasing the champions league for several years now. I’m disappointed, upset – but these things can happen. The next few weeks are not going to be easy
